Karan Thapar | Decoding the numbers: What the FM didn’t say
Published : Feb 19, 2021, 4:51 am IST
Updated : Feb 19, 2021, 4:51 am IST
When you dig into details and ponder over the implications, the Budget feels rather different to what you’ve heard
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)
I know it’s a cliché but first impressions can often become lasting ones. That’s frequently true of the Budget. Most of us form an early impression from the initial coverage but few bother to examine the details, leave aside the small print. So what we’re initially told remains what we believe, even if the full truth is quite different.