In his last full year budget before a national election that must be held by May 2019, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke of massive spending on rural infrastructure, to win over voters in the countryside where two-thirds of India's 1.3 billion people live. Here are the highlights of Jaitley's budget for the year starting April 1. Finance minister says the plan will protect 500 million poor people and will be world's largest health protection scheme. * "We are not only focussing on 'Ease of Doing Business' but also 'Ease of Living'". * "Government to take all steps to eliminate use of cryptocurrencies which are being used to fund illegitimate transactions".

Source: bd News24 February 01, 2018 06:45 UTC