Beyond the numbers

THE budget is here and the government has rarely looked happier. For a change, the budget-related press conferences were held by confident ministers, eager to answer questions. They pointed out that the petrol levy had not been increased (there were rumours to this effect) earlier. They boasted (rightly so) about the reduction in income tax rates for the salaried class, which included the reporters and anchors whose questions they were facing. And they also pointed out the incentives given to...

By none@none.com (Arifa Noor)