You Will See Better GST Collections

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in an interaction with journalists after the Budget, says income support can co-exist with subsidies.

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Many critics say the direct tax tinkering has been done to reduce the impact of the reverses the BJP faced in recent polls. How would you react to those who say the Budget is Account for Vote and not Vote on Account?

Either are better than the money going into personal accounts. Budgets are a political reality in a parliamentary democracy. This is not a move which deviates from what the NDA government has been doing for the last five years.

How justified is the income support scheme along with continuation of subsidies?