Union finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday made it clear that the Union budget will be announced as planned on February 1.Jaitley, who was talking to media persons after a rally organised to receive the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ‘Sankalp Yatra’ in Amritsar, said: “It had been decided months back that the budget date will be advanced from February 28 to February 1. The main idea behind it is to ensure expenditure under the new budget begins on April 1.”
The Opposition wants the Union budget to be postponed in view of assembly elections in five states from February 4. The parties have even approached the election commission, alleging the budget just before the polls will influence voters. Read More...
