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There were both political and economic reasons for Nirmala Sitharaman not offering any freebies in her interim budget that comes just ahead of a national election..
Interim budgets are supposed to be. rose to the occasion and bored us stiff on budget day..
In a TV programme in January, she had warned viewers not to expect much from what, after all, is supposed to be simply presenting. and seeking approval for spending for a few months in the next fiscal year until a full budget is presented after the May general election..
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