Political parties had voiced reservations against presenting the Budget 3 days ahead of polls
The early tabling of the financial Budget ends a 70-year tradition
Theme of annual exercise to be 'development'
Ministries held by Shivpal get lion's share of 18% grants
The thinking behind advancing the general Budget presentation is it will streamline expenditure
Scrapping Plan and non-Plan classifications necessitates the change
Expressed reservations about green tax on old vehicles and the measures to increase tax revenues by 25%