Budget 2022 with Zee: FM Nirmala Sitharaman emphasizes on job creation, explains govt stance on crypto

FM asserted that Virtuous cycle of investment expected to revive on the back of capex and crowd in private investment. 

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in an exclusive interview with Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor-in-Chief, Zee News, and Swati Khandelwal Jain on Thursday thanked the public and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for their support while admitting that it has been a tough task to make the Union Budget in times of Covid-19. 

Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget, with higher spending on highways to affordable housing with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic. The FM underlined that the Budget was envisioned keeping in mind public investment in infrastructure. 

FM asserted that Virtuous cycle of investment expected to revive on the back of capex and crowd in private investment. She further added that this government had already offered a solid increase in the capital expenditure in its last two terms.