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India to opt for prudence over populism in budget

AFP – India’s finance minister presents his annual budget Thursday that is expected to see him opt for austerity over free-spending populism despite elections due early next year and a sharply slowing economy. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, presenting the eighth budget of his career, has pledged.