The Union Budget for 2020–21 emphasised the need to restrict imports. A number of measures were proposed to realise this objective. These include the use of tariffs and non-tariff measures, making Rules of Origin agreed upon in the free trade agreements work efficiently, and effective monitoring of imports and exports. The finance minister spoke of modifying import tariffs for creating a level playing field for micro, small and medium enterprises in several product sectors and using import tariffs to promote the domestic production of electric vehicles and mobile phones.
