Feb 02, 2018 08:23 (IST)
Manmohan Singh "worried about fiscal arithmetic" of the budget
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that he was "worried" about the 2018 budget's "fiscal arithmetic". Dr Singh said that it would be hard to fund the freebies that were promised in the budget.
"How will you meet the MSP plus 50," Dr Singh added, referring to the promise of providing production cost plus 50 per cent as the minimum support price, or MSP, to farmers.
Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has said that he was "worried" about the 2018 budget's "fiscal arithmetic". Dr Singh said that it would be hard to fund the freebies that were promised in the budget.
"How will you meet the MSP plus 50," Dr Singh added, referring to the promise of providing production cost plus 50 per cent as the minimum support price, or MSP, to farmers.