Here's what you can expect from Sitharaman's third Budget

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Jan 31, 2021 | 01:55 PM IST

Dear Readers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her third Budget tomorrow. Will she live up to the 'once-in-a-century Budget' hype? India has its fingers crossed.

Today's Highlights 1 India's lockdown laid a path for V-shaped recovery ​The response drew on epidemiological and economic research, especially those pertaining to the Spanish Flu, which highlighted that an early, intense lockdown provided a win-win strategy to save lives, and preserve livelihoods via economic recovery in the medium to long term. 2 We're likely to post current account surplus after 17 years 3 What's in focus for India's high stakes budget 4 Fiscal push or reforms: What should it be? 5 Should you get your hopes up this Budget?

Markets & Budget SENSEX 46285.77 ↓-588.59 NIFTY 50 13634.60 ↓-182.95 Gold 49095.0 ↑471 USD/INR 72.94 ↓-0.11 Dalal Street Week Ahead: How is Nifty going to behave on Budget Day & beyond Hold your horses on Dalal Street. Budget can turn the tide either way Budget 2021: What individual sectors are looking for from Finance Minister

Economy will take two years to surpass pre-pandemic levels ​Following a strong 10-12% rebound in FY22, survey looks ahead assuming a 6.5% rise in FY23 and 7% GDP growth in FY24 The case for a countercyclical fiscal policy This Budget is aiming for structural change There's a need to expand government spending Health spending is an investment, not expense

Budget BytesBudget Bytes Fun facts about Union Budget 5 Photos Budget Bites: Quirky and unconventional aspects of the Union Budget 9 Photos What is off Budget financing and why everyone wants to know about it this time 5 Photos FM Nirmala Sitharaman launches 'Union Budget Mobile App' at halwa ceremony 5 Photos

What 100 CEOs and 27 economists want from the FM tomorrow ET Magazine conducted a three tier poll — of 100 CEOs, 27 economists and 3,476 middle-class Indians — over a fortnight in January to better understand the year gone by, where India is today and do some crystal-gazing into the future. What do they want from this budget? How do they look at this long pandemic period? How do they see the government's handling of crucial issues and what more do they expect? Tax relief could turn this Budget into a once-in-a-lifetime event Roadblocks that clog Indian infrastructure, and the way out What the economy needs from this Budget This Budget, the government wants 24x7 power for all

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