Later today, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present India’s first-ever paperless Budget, which she has said will be an ‘unprecedented’ one. Budget 2021 will be one of the most crucial ones in modern India’s history as the country attempts to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
India Inc and Indian startups are hoping for some bold reforms across sectors from the Narendra Modi government to pave the way for an economic recovery. The Indian economy, badly bruised by the coronavirus crisis, slipped into recession last year.
For the first time, the government is tasked with bolstering the economy when demand for goods and services remains sluggish and tax collections remain a challenge, amidst a slew…