NEW DELHI: India's finance minister unveiled on Thursday a short-term budget to meet government expenditures until national elections are held in May, saying it will boost spending on infrastructure projects, build homes for poor villagers, and cut the fiscal deficit by reducing subsidies. Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to raise skills for young people and boost small and medium enterprises to create jobs. The short-term budget is mostly free of big-spending new programs. Get the latest newsdelivered to your inbox Sign up for The Manila Times newsletters By signing up with an email address, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyThe short-term budget must be approved by Parliament. The government allocated $145 billion for infrastructure projects in the short-term budget.
