New Delhi (CNN)"India is about to take off." That was the bold declaration from India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as he delivered his first full-year budget since his party won a resounding victory at the polls last May. India's budget is a closely-watched TV event, with pre- and post-game analyses on every TV news channel. Even by those standards, Saturday's budget generated more interest than in previous years, in part because of soaring expectations on the new government. Jaitley signaled in his speech that "incremental change" was not enough, as he announced a raft of measures to boost infrastructure and growth.
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India's budget announcement is a televised, highly watched event
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This year, Indian's paid particular attention, as they have high expectations from the Modi government
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