Finance Minister Arun Jaitley changed the cover photo on his Facebook profile on Monday and added a new slogan saying there is no contradiction between being “pro-business and pro-poor”.
“Unless Government gets revenue, it cannot build infrastructure and service the welfare schemes for the poor. By being pro-business and pro-poor, I am not contradicting but both have to exist at the same time,” read his new updated Facebook cover photo.
Replying to a debate on Budget 2014-15 in Parliament in July, Jaitley had said Government wanted to be both pro-business and pro-poor by bringing in civility in tax regime, maintaining low rates, rationalising subsidy system and boosting infrastructure and housing.
He said that being pro-business was necessary for generating more revenues and increasing spending that would benefit the poor and marginalised sections of the society through social sector programmes.