finance minister nirmala sitharaman on thursday announced a rs 11.11 lakh crore spending on infrastructure and vowed to continue reforms as she resisted resorting to populist measures in modi government’s last budget before general elections, instead choosing to stay on the path of cutting deficit while bolstering measures for focus groups. presenting a vote on account or an interim budget for 2024-25, sitharaman proposed no changes in income tax rates for individuals and corporates, as well as import duty