Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her seventh consecutive Budget today - Tuesday, July 23. The Budget for 2024-25 is being considered the action plan for the Modi 3.0 government to outline a roadmap towards India's development in the next five years.
In her 7th record Union Budget, Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to announce an increase in the basic exemption limits under both old and new tax regimes in a huge relief for the middle class. Political expert and veteran journalist Neerja Chowdhury speaks with NDTV's Marya Shakil on the finance minister's historic seventh consecutive budget, what to expect from it, and what is at stake with Modi 3.0's first budget.