https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69472 Shashi Tharoor criticised the Union Budget as lacking a coherent vision and substantive specifics, with little indication of how employment will be generated. He highlighted unchanged fiscal devolution at 41 percent and state resource shortfalls, cited absence of concrete project allocations or location details for new institutions, and expressed disappointment over unspecified welfare measures and funding clarity for rural employment guarantees. Tharoor also noted trade concerns arising from US tariffs and uncertainty about when a newly announced EU trade arrangement will come into force. en-us Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:31:04 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:31:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69472 Shashi Tharoor criticised the Union Budget as lacking a coherent vision and substantive specifics, with little indication of how employment will be generated. He highlighted unchanged fiscal devolution at 41 percent and state resource shortfalls, cited absence of concrete project allocations or location details for new institutions, and expressed disappointment over unspecified welfare measures and funding clarity for rural employment guarantees. Tharoor also noted trade concerns arising from US tariffs and uncertainty about when a newly announced EU trade arrangement will come into force. News - Sun, 01 Feb 2026 15:31:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69472