Editor's Note
- During better times, preparing a Budget that pleases a majority can be quite tricky. Now imagine how even more difficult the task would be when times are challenging and the country is gripped with uncertainty. That is what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have to do on February 1.
- During better times, preparing a Budget that pleases a majority can be quite tricky. Now imagine how even more difficult the task would be when times are challenging and the country is gripped with uncertainty. That is what Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will have to do on February 1.

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