Budget 2024 Updates, Union Budget Expectations News: Employment has remained the main concern for the middle-income ranged population. The Union Budget is seen as a catalyst for change. The middle class, facing unemployment concerns, have been eagerly waiting for policies and schemes that could generate more employment opportunities. With elections in focus, there is a high anticipation for an increase in job opportunities. Indians’ forever dream of ‘roti, kapda, makaan’ is also linked with Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget. Affordable housing, a long-standing aspiration, takes a prominent place in the middle-class's expectations. The increased action by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to tame inflation has pushed forward the loan rates. With the interim budget rolling in, the anticipation of interest rates on home loans coming down have also heightened.