'Masterclass in deflecting blame': KC Venugopal on Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget reply
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Masterclass in deflecting blame': KC Venugopal on Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget reply

Hindustan Times  

Congress MP KC Venugopal criticised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reply to the budget discussion in the Lok Sabha, accusing her of deflecting from critical issues. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the debate on Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday In his X post, he said Sitharaman's reply was more about political point-scoring than addressing the concerns raised by the opposition. The minister, who was replying to a marathon debate in Lok Sabha on 2025-26 budget, said that effective capital expenditure is projected at 15.48 lakh crore as against 13.18 lakh crore in the revised esitmates of 2024-25. She said the effective capital expenditure for 2025-26 is 4.3 per cent of GDP as compared to fiscal deficit target of 4.4 per cent.

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