Union Budget 2020: Full text of Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech

While the highlight of the Budget was reduction in income tax rates, Sitharaman also talked about the core focus areas of the government.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her second Budget where she outlined the country’s financial situation and gave proposals to boost growth and spending.

Employees at a showroom watch on TV sets Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabling the Union Budget 2020-21 in the Lok Sabha, in Bikaner. (Photo: PTI)

While the highlight of the Budget was reduction in income tax rates, Sitharaman also talked about the core focus areas of the government. She also listed the three themes of the Union Budget 2020 - aspirational India to boost the standard of living, economic development for all, and building a humane and compassionate society - while presenting the financial statement of the government in Parliament.

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Here is the full text of Sitharaman’s speech as she tabled the Union Budget 2020: