Policy changes feature reduced gold customs duty, tax benefits for salaried individuals, job incentives, simplified FDI rules, fiscal consolidation, higher capital gains tax, costlier futures trading, and increased gold/real estate tax. Highlights include ease of doing business, MSME schemes, `11.1-lakh crore budget, luxury goods tax, TCS levy, infrastructure investment, high-end mobiles, employment schemes, and raised securities transaction tax.