New Delhi: Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said she would consider all the suggestions made by different stakeholders while preparing the Budget 2021-22.
The minister concluded the pre-Budget consultations with more than 170 participants representing 9 stakeholder groups which were held between December 14 and 23.
In 15 virtual meetings, the stakeholder groups made several suggestions on various subjects that included Fiscal Policy, including Taxation; Bond Markets; Insurance; Infrastructure Spending; Health and Education Budget; Social Protection; Skilling; Water Harvesting and Conservation; Sanitation; MGNREGA; Public Distribution System; Ease of Doing Business; Production Linked Investment scheme, Exports; Branding of ‘Made in India’ products, Public Sector Delivery Mechanisms; Innovation, Green Growth; Non-Polluting sources of Energy and Vehicles, among others.
They lauded the government’s efforts to flatten the COVID-19 curve and a strong recovery in economic growth in the second quarter of 2020-21, said an official release.
