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Deep Dive with AKB - How Coronavirus may spoil Budget 2020 maths

03.27.2020 - By Business StandardPlay

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On 24 March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day national lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. With people staying indoors and only essential services being allowed, economic activity in the country has taken a major hit. Worse, this has come at a time when India was already battling with an economic slowdown. When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had presented her Budget for FY21 on February 1, 2020, the impact of Covid-19 in India was limited. What impact will the coronavirus crisis have on India's Budget? In this episode of DeepDiveWithAKB, Business Standard Editorial Director A K Bhattacharya examines if the numbers assumed in Budget 2020 are still relevant. Meanwhile, as India stays locked down, Business Standard is providing free access to its premium content free for a month on business-standard.com. Claim your free subscription by clicking on the link below: business-standard.com/FreeAccess -- Coupon code: BS30FREE

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