@article {article728, title = {A budget in challenging times}, author = {}, journal = {Foundation of The Billion Press}, date = 2021-02-06, year = 2021, url = https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/budget-challenging-times-728, Abstract = {The Finance Minister has ticked all the boxes except splurging direct cash and tax reductions. The direct cash transfers do have the potential of boosting consumption in the immediate future. } }