Sir — The interim budget presented this election year by the stand-in finance minister, Piyush Goyal, is cleverly crafted. Yet, if the measures suggested in the interim budget are implemented in earnest, the standard of living for many could be substantially improved. Hemant Kumar,Ambala City, HaryanaSir — In the recently-announced interim budget, the government proposed a spate of sops for sectors such as agriculture, unorganized labour and the salaried middle class, which it had hitherto neglected. Now that the government needs to secure its position in power for another term, it is using the interim budget to raise the expectations of voters once again. It is thus ironical that this year’s interim budget sounds rather like a full-fledged one.

Source: The Telegraph February 06, 2019 11:26 UTC