05 July,2019 04:43 PM IST | | mid-day online desk
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday presented the first budget of the new Narendra Modi government.
Announcing key measures for the common man, Sitharaman asserted that the government's promise to give power to all rural families by 2022. She said even farmers need to have 'Ease of Doing Business' and 'Ease of Living'.
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Here is a quick look at what goes in your favour and what does not:
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On a positive note, Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed the development of an e-verification mechanism to ascertain the identity of an investor and the source of his/her funds. She said that the issue of establishing the identity of the investor and source of his funds will be resolved by putting the aforesaid mechanism in place.
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Edited by mid-day online desk with inputs from Agencies