Union Budget 2018 LIVE: Tabled by Arun Jaitley, Know top highlights

The annual Union Budget 2018-2019 will be tabled by Arun Jaitley on Thursday. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates

Arun Jaitley
The Modi government has brought down the 4.6% fiscal deficit inherited from the UPA government. Even minor fiscal slippage draws flak now: Arun Jaitley, Finance minister
BS Web Team New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 31 2018 | 6:35 PM IST
The crucial Union Budget 2018-19 will be tabled in the Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday. Overriding concern for safety, improvement in passenger amenities and big investment in infrastructure are slated to be the focus for the railways with the Modi government expecting to loosen the purse strings in its last full budget ahead of the 2019 general elections. The consolidation of all major initiatives in the last three years will be reflected in the Budget 2018-19 to be rolled out on February 1.

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