Finance Minister announces measures of Rs 73,000 crore to stimulate consumer spending

Union Finance Minister announces Stimulus to boost Demand in the Economy: Highlights:“Total demand boost due to today’s measures expected to be more than ₹ 1 lakh crore”.Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced additional capital spending and Rs 12,000 crore, 50-year interest-free loan to states to boost the economy that has been battered by the pandemic and the resulting lockdown.