On 5th July, 2019 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her maiden Union Budget. With the current economic slowdown in the country, this budget would be critically important for the newly-elected government which is still fresh from a landslide victory in the General Elections. Interim Budget 2019 was a welcome budget for the individual taxpayer and for the housing sector and it will be interesting to see the government’s focus areas/sectors in the upcoming budget.