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    Budget 2023: All about electoral compulsions balancing growth impulses with fiscal prudence  

    The Union Budget 2023 will seek to achieve a fine balance between welfare spending before the 2024 general elections, the reduction of subsidies given declines in global commodity prices, continued incentives for promoting manufacturing in India, continuing the infrastructure focus and a higher allocation for defence

    Ajay Bagga
    January 25, 2023 / 08:56 IST
    The Union Budget 2023 will seek to achieve a fine balance between welfare spending before the 2024 general elections.
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