The National Budget for 2019-20 marks the final year of the 7th five-year plan and heavily focuses on infrastructure development of the country. The budget exudes high optimism with an 8.2% targeted GDP growth amid sluggish domestic credit environment and a stagnant private sector. We believe the budget for FY 2019-20 is ambitious considering an optimistic revenue target and policy contradictions.

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