Budget 2021: No relief to salaried class, income tax slabs remain unchanged
This budget is going to be special in many ways as it is being presented amidst challenges like coronavirus pandemic.
The Union Budget 2021 was presented on Monday by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This time, the government's emphasis was on the health sector.
This budget was special in many ways as it is being presented amidst challenges like coronavirus pandemic.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman begins Union Budget 2021-22 presentation
Delhi: Union Cabinet approves the Union Budget 2021-22 that will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament.
Delhi: Union Cabinet approves the Union Budget 2021-22 that will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament.
For the first time ever, the Budget will be paperless this year due to COVID. It will be available for all as a soft copy, online.
Departing from the usual practice, the Finance Minister will present and read out the Union Budget 2021-22 at the Parliament through a tab, instead of the traditional 'bahi khata'.
Dressed in a red and cream colour saree, accompanied by Thakur and other officials from her ministry at North Block, the Finance Minister was seen carrying a tablet kept inside a red coloured cover with a golden coloured national emblem embossed on it.
Ahead of the budget presentation, cabinet's meeting begins.