Budget 2021 LIVE: Boost Spending and Maintain Fiscal Deficit, All Eyes On Nirmala Sitharaman’s Tightrope Walk

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her third Budget 2021-22. She will begin her speech at 11 am in Lok Sabha. This will be presented by the Narendra Modi government. Also Read – India vs England: Fans to be Allowed For 3rd Test, BCCI to Extend Invitation to PM Narendra Modi

This will be India’s first-ever paperless Budget as the documents will not be printed this year, due to the COVID-19 protocol.The voulumious documents will be distributed electronically to the MPs. Also Read – Income Tax Slab Exemption Limit: Middle Class Awaits Sitharaman’s Big Announcement

This is not the first time that there would be a change in tradition in the presentation of the Budget under Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. In 2019, she had ditched the colonial legacy of a Budget Briefcase and had introduced the ‘Bahi Khata‘ or a ledger, enclosed in a red cloth folder, tied with a string to carry crucial documents. Also Read – BUDGET 2021 LIVE Streaming: When, Where And How to Watch Online Telecast of Sitharaman’s Speech in Lok Sabha

Speculations are rife that Finance Minister would provide relief to middle-class taxpayers by raising the basic tax exemption limit.

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