Rationalisation of income tax slabs, infrastructure status for digital services and incentives to hydrogen storage as well as fuel cell development were some of the suggestions made by various stakeholders at the pre-Budget consultation meeting convened by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The customary pre-budget consultation meetings were held with the Finance Minister virtually between December 15 and December 22, as per the finance ministry statement.
More than 120 invitees representing seven stakeholder groups participated in eight meetings, scheduled during this period, it said.
The stakeholder groups include representatives and experts from agriculture and agro-processing industry; industry, infrastructure and climate change; financial sector and capital markets; services and trade; social sector; trade union & labour organisation and economists, it said.