Support
for Budget 2018-19 is missing across the income and
wealth spectrum. While the Finance Ministers' big
talk backed with small money no longer fools the vulnerable,
the governments' image of being "reformist"
has also taken a hit among speculative foreign and
domestic investors, as a reaction to the new tax reforms.
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This
article was originally published in the Frontline
Print edition: March 2, 2018.
