<h1>Finance Minister Meets Economists for Pre-Budget Talks on $5 Trillion Economy, Growth, and Fiscal Reforms.</h1> The Union Minister of Finance held a Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting with leading economists to discuss the upcoming General Budget 2020-21. The discussions focused on achieving a $5 trillion economy, job-oriented growth, fiscal transparency, monetary transmission, and reviving NBFCs. Economists suggested attracting investment, streamlining policies, fiscal management, power sector reforms, GST and tax code simplification, and improving financial market oversight. They emphasized enhancing rural demand, boosting agricultural exports, and simplifying financial procedures. The meeting included senior finance officials and notable economists from various institutions, who were optimistic about India's growth prospects.