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Country expects Union Budget to focus on reforms, says CEO and MD of Equitas Small Finance Bank

| @indiablooms | Jul 04, 2019, at 11:22 pm

Kolkata, July 4 (IBNS): With a second term through a resounding mandate, the Indian finance industry expects the Modi government to focus the budget around reforms that will be critical to drive long term economic growth, according to PN Vasudevan, CEO and MD, Equitas Small Finance Bank. 

"Land reforms, micro housing development, rural town development projects and special sops for agri and allied industries are some of the key areas we expect will give new impetus to the budget," he said.

He said, "We also expect the budget to provide, the much anticipated tax relief through changes in personal income tax for the middle income household to perk up consumption."

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