Union Budget 2024: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi Convenes Meet of Floor Leaders of Political Parties on January 30
The interim budget typically takes care of the fiscal needs of the intervening period till a government is formed after the Lok Sabha polls.
New Delhi, January 29: A meeting of the floor leaders of various political parties in both Houses of Parliament will be convened on Tuesday by the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, ahead of the Budget Session.
The Budget session of Parliament, the last session before the general elections expected in April-May, will begin on January 31 and is likely to continue till February 9. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget on February 1. Union Budget 2024-25: What is an Interim Budget? How is It Different From a Regular Budget? All You Need to Know.
The session will begin with President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament The interim budget typically takes care of the fiscal needs of the intervening period till a government is formed after the Lok Sabha polls. Meanwhile the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) issued a series of key recommendation ahead of the Budget presentation. Union Budget 2024-25 Expectations For Salaried Taxpayers: From Simplification of Capital Gains to Increase in Section 80C Deduction Limit, Here’s What To Expect From Interim Budget.
They include Meeting disinvestment targets and setting out a 3-year schedule for disinvestment; Subsuming petroleum, electricity & real estate in GST and aiming at a 3-rate structure; Raising capex by 20% to Rs 12 lakh crores and setting up a full-fledged Ministry of Investment.