With the commencement of the Budget session of Parliament on Monday, the Economic Survey 2018 will be released by Finance…
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: Twitter)
With the commencement of the Budget session of Parliament on Monday, the Economic Survey 2018 will be released by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The Budget 2018-19 will be announced on Thursday (1 February).
Arvind Surbramanian, the Finance Ministry’s Chief Economic Adviser, is expected to address a press conference at 1 pm today to present the highlights of the economic survey.
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Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan sought the cooperation of various parties for the smooth functioning of the Budget Session of Parliament.
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Mahajan made the appeal to leaders of various parties at a dinner hosted by her, a day before the start of the budget session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of various parties attended the dinner at Parliament House Library.
“We hope that the Budget Session of Parliament will function smoothly. Leaders of various parties have assured of their cooperation and smooth functioning of the House,” she told reporters after the dinner meeting.
She said the House would have eight sittings in the first part of the Budget Session starting Monday, during which 19 out of a total of 36 hours would be devoted on the discussion on the vote of thanks to the President’s address and the Union Budget for 2018-19.
The first leg of the session will be between 29 January and 9 February during which the government will present the economic survey on 29 January, followed by the Union Budget on 1 February.
(With PTI inputs)
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