Budget 2024 LIVE Updates: FM Nirmala Sitharaman disappoints investors, rewards allies, (some) taxpayers

Budget 2024 LIVE Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her seventh consecutive Union Budget for 2024-25, highlighted key priorities of the government. She listed nine priority areas for the government which are: productivity and resilience in agriculture, employment and skilling, inclusive human resource development and social justice, manufacturing and services, urban development, energy security, infrastructure, innovation, research and development and next-generation reforms.