Budget 2024 Expectations Highlights: Will FM Sitharaman bring income tax relief for salaried taxpayers? Infra, railways capex also in focus

Budget 2024 Expectations Live: With less than a week left until Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2024 presentation on July 23, Budget expectations are running high. Like every year, the salaried taxpayers are looking at the Modi government to provide substantial income tax relief with changes in the new income tax regime, standard deduction etc. India, which is currently, the world’s fifth largest economy is expected to move up the the 3rd rank in the coming years and FM Sitharaman’s India Budget 2024 is expected to provide a roadmap for sustained economic growth. Past trends indicate that the Modi government’s Budget 2024 will continue its focus on high capital expenditure, especially on infrastructure, to drive GDP growth. So what can the middle class, common man, corporates, farmers, manufacturing, services and agriculture sectors expect from the Budget? Track TOI’s live blog for the live coverage on the top Budget 2024 expectations: