Budget 2024 Live Updates: Nirmala Sitharaman to present Modi 3.0 government's first budget today
Budget 2024 Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her seventh consecutive Union Budget on July 23. This will be the first full financial budget of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in its third consecutive term. The Union Budget 2024-25 is expected to focus on revising the income tax structure to benefit taxpayers in all segments and enhancing the ease of doing business in India.
Finance Minister's speech is likely to begin at 11 am on July 23, 2024. Notably, Sitharaman also makes history as the first finance minister to present seven consecutive Budget speeches. She now surpasses former Prime Minister Morarji Desai's record of six consecutive budgets as finance minister between 1959-64.The Economic Survey 2024 was tabled in Lok Sabha yesterday, July 22, at the start of the Budget Session.
The Budget Session of Parliament began on July 22 and Sitharaman tabled the 2024 Economic Survey document a day ahead of the Union Budget due today. The Session is likely to have 16 sittings over 22 days, and is expected to conclude on August 12.'Catch LIVE updates with Mint'Budget 2024 Live: On the eve of the Budget 2024 presentation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “It is a matter of pride that after 60 years, a government has come to power for the third time and will present the first Budget for the third time. I have been giving guarantees to the people of the country and our mission is to bring this to the ground.
This Budget is an important budget for Amrit Kaal. Today's budget will decide the direction for the next 5 years of our term. This budget will also become a strong foundation of our dream of Viksit Bharat."Budget 2024 Live: Finance
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