The first time, Nirmala Sithraman had in July 2019 ditched the colonial legacy of a Budget Briefcase for the traditional Bahi-Khata to carry Union Budget Papers.
Updated Feb 01, 2021 | 18:48 IST
Budget 2021 Highlights: The preparation of this Budget was undertaken in circumstances like never before, in view of calamities that have affected a country or a region within a country, said FM Sitharaman Budget Highlights
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her third Budget today. Union Budget 2021 was much anticipated as it came at a time when the economy is reeling from the negative impact of the coronavirus. The pandemic, which has left millions dead and jobless, is far from over and people were looking forwards to Budget to see what the government announced to boost economic recovery and people s income.
Under the policy, personal vehicles will undergo a fitness test after 20 years while commercial vehicles would require it after completion of 15 years.
Budget 2021 Highlights: Chidambaram lashes out at govt; says migrants, farmers deceived
Union Budget 2021 Highlights: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil
BusinessToday.In | February 1, 2021 | Updated 19:56 IST
Union Budget 2021: Although the government has claimed a massive increase of 137 per cent in health allocation in Budget 2021, Congress leader P. Chidambaram lashed out at the Centre saying the figure was just a conjurer s trick
Union Budget 2021
: Although the government has claimed a massive increase of 137 per cent in health allocation in Budget 2021, Congress leader P. Chidambaram lashed out at the Centre saying the figure was just a conjurer s trick. Chidambaram further said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil.
Cracking the Budget jargonaut
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The Union Budget presentation is usually accompanied by a flurry of excitement in the media with experts waxing eloquent on various proposals. But the numbers and the jargon can be quite bewildering to someone who is tuning in for the first time. If you are one such person, here are answers to some of your questions:
What’s the Union Budget all about?
The Union Budget is quite similar to your household budget. When you prepare your annual budget, you list the income from various sources followed by the list of your expenses. That lets you gauge if you will have surplus income or if there will be a shortfall, which will have to be bridged by borrowing.