FM Sitharaman forgot last year's promises: Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Initiating a treatment connected Budget 2026-27 successful the Rajya Sabha connected Monday Congress' P Chidambaram attacked govt for cutting superior expenditure successful 2025-26."This is simply a forgettable budget... which has been prepared by a concern curate who forgot the promises made by her successful this House past year," the erstwhile concern curate said.Chidambaram pointed retired that the nominal maturation complaint successful 2023-2024 was 12%, but reduced to 9.8% successful the past fiscal year."For astir 12 years, superior investment, gross fixed superior formation, has been stuck astatine 30% of GDP. Net FDI successful 2024-25 collapsed to little than 0.09%. overseas portfolio investors (FPIs) are pulling out. Private investment, though the companies are currency rich, is stuck astatine 22% of the GDP," Chidambaram said."Where is the betterment explicit gathering momentum," helium questioned.