<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman will unveil the closely-watched Union Budget on February 1. With Sitharman vowing to present a Budget "like never before", stakes are high.</p>.<p>As the Budget comes amid an economic contraction of 7.7 per cent, all eyes are on the finance minister to see how she prioritises spending to get the pandemic-ravaged nation back to being the world’s fastest-growing major economy.</p>.<p><strong>With pandemic-hit sectors awaiting allocations in the upcoming Budget, here's a look at the government's last year's expenditure in a nutshell:</strong></p>
<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman will unveil the closely-watched Union Budget on February 1. With Sitharman vowing to present a Budget "like never before", stakes are high.</p>.<p>As the Budget comes amid an economic contraction of 7.7 per cent, all eyes are on the finance minister to see how she prioritises spending to get the pandemic-ravaged nation back to being the world’s fastest-growing major economy.</p>.<p><strong>With pandemic-hit sectors awaiting allocations in the upcoming Budget, here's a look at the government's last year's expenditure in a nutshell:</strong></p>
