Tax sops have been given to the middle class, which comprises 31 per cent of the population. There are benefits for the farmer, the small industries sector, the investor, and the exporter. The main purpose of this Budget is to achieve a Viksit Bharat or developed India by 2047. The aspiration is not just development but inclusive development. Union Budget 2025, a historic eighth Budget for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has been presented with much fanfare. A number of measures to improve import-export have been introduced so that a strategic push will be given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision...