Memorable quotes by finance ministers in past Budgets

By MONEYCONTROL NEWS JANUARY 20

Union Budget 1967-68

Morarji Desai

"I look upon the coming financial year with a certain degree of optimism and with the expectation that, given the right policies, it can become a year of revival."

Union Budget 1991-92

Manmohan Singh

“No power on earth can stop an idea whose time has come.”

Union Budget 2006-07

P. Chidhambaram

"It is our duty to put the foundations on which the young can build their castles. The UPA Government has pledged itself to that task."

Union Budget 2012-13

Pranab Mukherjee

"While I believe that there should be no room for complacency, nor any excuse for what happens in one’s own country, we will be misled if we ignore the ground realities of the world.”

Union Budget 2014-15

Arun Jaitley

"Our government is committed to the principle of 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance.”

Union Budget 2019-20

Piyush Goyal

"We are moving towards realising a ‘New India’ by 2022, when we celebrate 75 years of India’s independence: an India which is clean and healthy."

Union Budget 2023-24

Nirmala Sitharaman

"This is the first Budget in Amrit Kaal. ... Our vision for the Amrit Kaal includes technology-driven and knowledge-based economy with strong public finances, and a robust financial sector."