<p>New Delhi: Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described the Union Budget as "by the people, for the people, of the people", and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fully behind the idea to cut taxes but it took time to convince the bureaucrats.</p>.Union Budget 2025 | Old tax regime continues, but most are likely to shift to new regime.<p>"We have heard the voice of middle class" who had been complaining about their aspirations not being met despite being honest taxpayers, she told <em>PTI</em> in an interview.</p>
<p>New Delhi: Paraphrasing Abraham Lincoln, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described the Union Budget as "by the people, for the people, of the people", and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was fully behind the idea to cut taxes but it took time to convince the bureaucrats.</p>.Union Budget 2025 | Old tax regime continues, but most are likely to shift to new regime.<p>"We have heard the voice of middle class" who had been complaining about their aspirations not being met despite being honest taxpayers, she told <em>PTI</em> in an interview.</p>