Tax breaks included in India’s FY25/26 Union Budget announcement should provide some support to household consumption but, overall, the measures fall some way short of constituting major stimulus. There is always a chance of slippage, but the Finance Ministry’s commitment to fiscal prudence suggests the risk is small than has previously been the case.
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