Budget 2019: 'Government Will Follow An Expansionary Fiscal Policy'

As the Narendra Modi government gets ready to present its first full Budget of the current term on July 5, Gopal Krishna Agarwal, the BJP's National Spokesperson on Economic Affairs, says the focus will be on more efficient revenue realisation rather than increasing the tax burden. Agarwal, a qualified chartered accountant, tells Business Today's Joe C. Mathew that Budget 2019/20 is likely to prioritise infrastructure spending to strengthen agriculture, rural economy and job creation. Edited excerpts:

Gopal Krishna Agarwal, BJP's National Spokesperson on Economic Affairs / Photographs by Shekhar Ghosh