Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia today presented a Rs 75,800 crore budget in the Assembly for the financial year 2022-23.
"Delhi's economy is recovering gradually from the impact of COVID-19. The budget allocation for 2022-23 is Rs 75,800 crore," Mr Sisodia said in his budget speech.
The budget size for the financial year 2021-22 was Rs 69,000 crore. The budget size for 2022-23 is 9.86 per cent higher than the previous year.
This is the eighth consecutive budget of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
Mr Sisodia said the 2022-23 budget is a "Rozgar Budget".
He also said the per capita income of Delhi is 2.7 per cent higher than the national average.
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