<h1>Finance Minister's 2017-18 Budget: Focus on Growth, Transparency, Rural Development, and Tax Relief for Middle Class.</h1> The 2017-18 budget speech by the Finance Minister emphasized good governance and economic reforms. Key initiatives included controlling inflation, boosting growth, and combating black money. The government aimed to enhance transparency, formalize the economy, and ensure growth benefits reached vulnerable sections. The budget focused on rural development, infrastructure, and poverty alleviation, with specific allocations for agriculture, education, and health. Economic reforms like GST and demonetization were highlighted as transformative. The budget also proposed tax relief for the middle class, measures to promote digital transactions, and efforts to improve political funding transparency.