Addressing the FICCI National Executive Committee Meeting, in her first interaction with the industry after presenting Union Budget for 2020-21, Finance Minister Ms Nirmala Sitharaman said, “We are putting money where assets need to be created.”

Mohit Malhotra, CEO, Dabur India
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman’s Union Budget 2020-21 can be termed as an Incremental Budget that continues the government's focus on doubling farmer income by 2022, offers significant sops at the lower end of the spectrum and enhances the purchasing power of the consuming class in India.

B Prasanna, Group Head - Global Markets, Sales, Trading & Research, ICICI Bank
The first Budget of the new decade appropriately focused on holistic growth objectives by resorting to the escape clause permitted by the FRBM act even as the commitment to consolidation remains in place.

Dhiraj Relli, MD & CEO, HDFC Securities
The FM has done well in abiding by the fiscal prudence principles for FY21 and the targets set by her look achievable. But it will be crucial for her to stick to it for FY21, else the international rating agencies may have adverse views.