Bengaluru, Feb 1 : Hailing Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for coming out with a Budget that can revive the sluggish economy, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Monday said he strongly believes that the Budget will boost the economy which was badly hit due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Speaking on the sidelines of the ongoing Assembly session here, Yediyurappa conceded that it was impossible to expect a better Budget amid the pandemic.
“Despite the pandemic, this is a pro-poor and pro-middle class Budget,” he said.
He added that the Finance Minister has announced necessary strategies for economic revival as well as containment of the pandemic.
“It is a welcome measure that the vaccination drive against Covid-19 has been allocated Rs 35,000 crore and the Finance Minister assured that more funds will be provided in case of necessity,” he observed.
According to him, the Budget also aims at strengthening the agriculture sector, skill development, infrastructure development and industrial development has been given special emphasis.
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