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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with her Budget policy framing team at the North Block, New Delhi
(Photo: Reuters)3 min read Last Updated : Jul 23 2024 | 9:22 AM IST
Union Budget 2024-25: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will
present the Union Budget 2024-25 on Tuesday, the first by the Narendra Modi government in its third term
This will also be Sitharaman's seventh consecutive budget presentation, a record streak by any finance minister of India, marking a key
historical milestone.
Sitharaman presented her first budget in 2019, the year when the Narendra Modi government returned to power for
the second time with a record mandate
itself in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in June.
As a result, experts anticipate that this shift towards a coalition
influence certain aspects of the budget.
When will the Union Budget 2024 be presented?
Sitharaman is expected to commence her Budget
speech in Parliament at 11 am today.
Following the Budget, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are likely to hold a 20-hour discussion on the
annual financial exercise
All political parties will be given the opportunity to raise their issues related to the Budget, to which Sitharaman will reply.
Where can
and detailed analysis of the related developments, as well as political and industry reactions
Stay tuned to the website home page of Business Standard for latest and live coverage on Budget 2024.
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dedicated team of experts constitutes the team that designs the annual Budget
Economic Affairs; Tuhin Kanta Pandey, the secretary to the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (Dipam); revenue secretary
Sanjay Malhotra; Vivek Joshi, the secretary to the Department of Financial Services; and V Anantha Nageswaran, the chief economic advisor
(CEA) to the Modi government.First Published: Jul 23 2024 | 9:21 AMIST
