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Budget 2024: Political reactions pour in ahead of Sitharaman's speech

Here's what political leaders are saying ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim Budget presentation

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman meets President ahead of Budget speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting the pre-election Budget for 2024-25. As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhawan before heading to Parliament. "Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman along with Ministers of State Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget," Rashtrapati Bhawan said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). President Murmu extended her best wishes to the finance minister. The Union Cabinet met thereafter to clear the Budget. Before the actual presentation in Parliament, the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will approve the Budget for fiscal year 2024-25 (April 2024 to March 2025). Expectations are running high as Sitharaman presents her sixth budget in the Lok S

FM Sitharaman set to present her 6th Budget, showcases digital 'bahi khata'

In 2019, Sitharaman did away with the traditional Budget briefcase and instead went for a 'bahi-khata' with the national emblem to carry the speech and other documents

Budget 2024: What has been the trend for interim budgets in last 2 decades

Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman, at an event in early December, had said that there wouldn't be any "spectacular" announcements in the February 1 interim Budget as the country is in election mode

Union Budget 2023-24 highlights: Here's the complete overview of Budget

Ahead of Budget 2024, here is a recap of the Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2023

FM Sitharaman arrives at Finance Ministry ahead of interim Budget 2024

The last session before Lok Sabha polls, expected to be held in April-May this year, will have a total of eight sittings spread over 10 days

Budget 2024: What the nation wants from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

All eyes have turned to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of Budget 2024. From boosting job creation to income tax reliefs, here's what the nation wishes for

Govt likely to lay out modest economic manifesto in pre-election budget

She is expected to highlight the Modi government's 10-year economic performance, but will hold back on expensive schemes to lower the fiscal deficit.

Budget 2024: What to expect from Sitharaman's interim budget presentation

This year's Budget is an interim budget as it will only focus on the government expenditure until a new government takes charge

WATCH: 2024 Budget wishlist of agriculture, education and other key sectors

Budget 2024: Various sectors such as the agriculture, education, gaming industry among others have expressed their wishlist, hoping for incentives and policy considerations to boost their performances

Budget 2024: What is this fiscal exercise all about? Everything answered

Budget 2024: The key fiscal exercise acts as the financial roadmap that shapes the country's economy. It paves the way for the design and implementation of different welfare schemes and policies

Interim Budget 2024: Focus on credible fiscal math amid global scrutiny

A cursory look at the 2019-20 Interim Budget shows the Narendra Modi government may like to keep its fiscal maths credible

FM will present Budget with 'disha nirdeshak baatein', says PM Modi

The Prime Minister's comments on the first day of the last session of the 17th Lok Sabha indicated his confidence that his government would return for a third successive term

Budget 2024: Time, where to watch & what to expect from Sitharaman's speech

Budget 2024 time: FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech is expected to start at 11 am on February 1

Union Budget 2024: What is Economic Survey and why is it important?

Unlike every year, the Economic Survey will not be presented on January 31, a day before the Budget 2024 presentation

Union Budget 2024: Know the difference between Interim Budget, Union Budget

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget for Financial Year 2024-25 on February 1. This will be the final annual financial statement of the PM Modi government's second term

Budget 2024: Why Budget presentation time was changed to 11 am from 5 pm?

The Interim Budget for the financial year 2024-2025 will be presented on February 1, in the Lok Sabha. The Budget presentation will begin at 11 am

Budget 2024: Why was Railway Budget merged with the Union Budget?

The Centre in 2016 decided to merge the Railway Budget with the Union Budget, starting with the financial year 2017-18

Will interim Budget further boost welfare expenditure?

According to reports, the government could increase the allocation under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, or PM-KISAN scheme

Budget 2024: Key highlights of last 5 Budgets under FM Nirmala Sitharaman

From crypto tax to the introduction of PM-Kisan scheme, here are the highlights of the last 5 Union Budget (2019-2023) announcements under first full-time woman Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman