Budget 2018 Arun Jaitley budget speech: India Budget 2018 date is nearing. Budget 2018 India is going to be presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. This is the fifth Union Budget of the Modi government. Union Budget 2018 will also be the last full budget of the BJP-led NDA government before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Budget 2018 expectations are rising and people are curious to know when is the budget 2018. Notably, days ahead of the Budget, Economic Survey 2018 was presented. Budget 2018 will also have political significance as this year a number of Assembly Elections are scheduled to be held. Elections will be held in key states like Karnataka, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. People are expecting that FM Jaitley will address a few issues income tax exemption, agriculture, corporate tax etc. Budget 2018 is also the first one after the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
When is the budget 2018 Arun Jaitley speech
India Budget 2018 will be presented on February 1 in Parliament. FM Jaitley will present the budget on Thursday morning. Traditionally the budget speech begins at 11 am. FM Jaitley will present the budget speech at 11 am on February 1. Earlier, Rail Budget used to be presented separately. But in Budget 2017, Rail Budget was merged with the Union Budget. So, FM Jaitley will also present the Rail budget as part of the Union Budget on February 1.
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The budget speech is a keenly followed and watched event. Millions of people will be glued to TV sets or watch it online. People following TV sets can get it live on Lok Sabha TV. Those who want to watch live streaming of budget 2018 Arun jaitley speech online, can check it webcast of Rajya Sabha TV on the YouTube. Apart from these, one can follow Twitter for live tweets and videos. Notably, FM Jaitley will give interview after presenting the Budget 2018. This will be aired on DD News.
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Meanwhile, the Budget Session of Parliament has commenced on January 29. President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the joint sitting of the two Houses on the opening day of Budget 2018 Parliament Session. The first phase of the session is from January 29 to February 9. Following that there will be a recess, Parliament will resume again on March 5. The second leg of the Budget session will culminate on April 6. This recess between the session will be there so that the standing committees can clear the budgetary proposals made during Budget 2018 Arun Jaitley budget speech.