https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69988 The Finance Minister challenged a critic to cite specific paragraphs in the Budget document to substantiate claims that it ignores unemployment, rural distress and a manufacturing slowdown, asserting that criticisms must be tied to documentary evidence. She detailed the Budget's operative emphases on youth skilling, entrepreneurship, agricultural and rural-job supports, and initiatives for emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, and declined to address a tariff-related accusation, referring trade-policy questions to the commerce minister in Parliament. en-us Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:16:03 +0530 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:16:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69988 The Finance Minister challenged a critic to cite specific paragraphs in the Budget document to substantiate claims that it ignores unemployment, rural distress and a manufacturing slowdown, asserting that criticisms must be tied to documentary evidence. She detailed the Budget's operative emphases on youth skilling, entrepreneurship, agricultural and rural-job supports, and initiatives for emerging technologies including artificial intelligence, and declined to address a tariff-related accusation, referring trade-policy questions to the commerce minister in Parliament. News - Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:16:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=69988