The Narendra Modi government has unveiled an election-year interim Budget which contains tax relief for sections of the middle class, a new welfare scheme for farmers and a pension scheme for workers.
Analysts said the spending plan was clearly aimed at core constituents of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including the middle class.
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