Expert view, Feb. 1 -- Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP of Research at Mehta Equities, views Budget 2025 as positive for investors, particularly as it favors consumption-driven sectors. While the income tax reduction aims to enhance the spending power of the middle class, measures such as increasing the FDI limit in the insurance sector and focusing on MSMEs are steps in the right direction.

In an interview with Mint, Tapse shared his insights on attractive sectors post-budget and recommended stocks to buy. Here are the edited excerpts from the interview:

From my understanding of the Finance Minister's speech, no bad news is good news for the markets.

Expectations always run high, but past budgets have often led to disappointment.

This time...