KOLKATA: Bengal's estimated economic growth through the second and third waves of Covid is projected to be 12.8%, a rate higher than the projected national GDP growth of 9.1% for the 2021-'22 financial year.
Minister of state for finance Chandrima Bhattacharya tabled the Rs-3.2 lakh crore Bengal budget at the assembly on Friday, setting out the state's social and economic agenda for 2022-'23. The real-estate, green-vehicle and tea sectors got tax exemptions to boost growth.