Middle-income group figures in BJP’s Pre-Budget discussions
December 29, 2020
There is consensus between the party and Govt on focussing on the middle income group
In the exhaustive, pre-budget consultations held with the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this Monday, the ruling BJP emphasised the concerns of the middle income group, easing of taxes and GST for traders and industrialists besides inflation and valuation of the PSUs for resource mobilisation.
BJP’s General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santosh, General Secretary Arun Singh and national spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal were among those present in the three-hour-long meeting. According to sources, the issues on which there is absolute consensus between the party and the Government is a renewed focus on the middle income groups.