Highlights of Business Today - 2nd February, 2025 issue:

As the upcoming Budget 2025-26 draws closer, the Indian economy is at a critical juncture with challenges including slowing growth, inflation, and weak consumption. The government faces heightened expectations to revive growth while balancing fiscal prudence. Key recommendations for the Budget focus on capital expenditure, boosting consumption, reforming tax policies, and prioritizing MSMEs and job creation. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is set to present her eighth Budget, will have to navigate these pressing concerns with a careful mix of bold measures and fiscal restraint. This special pre-Budget issue highlights the major challenges, gives key insights with expert forecasts and expectations for India’s economic revival. All this and more in the latest issue of BT Magazine. Out on stands now.