It is a utilitarian concept, you must give pleasure and you must reduce pain,” Sibal said. Who pays for it -- you and I..who suffers the poor because poor people need jobs and there are not enough jobs in the market," Sibal said. He said the government does not have surpluses to reduce the pain of the people. So, the government increases the pleasure of the rich and do not reduce the pain of the poor people, he claimed. Sibal asserted that the real test of an economy is whether it reduces people's pain.

Source: The Telegraph February 09, 2026 13:48 UTC