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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman started her Budget 2020 speech with tributes to her former counterpart Arun Jaitley. "I pay homage to the visionary leader late Shri Arun Jaitley," she said as she presented her second Union Budget today, amid a slowdown in the economy. "The fundamentals of the economy are strong, and that has ensured macroeconomic stability. Inflation is under control," she said. "In May 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a massive mandate to form the government again. With renewed vigour we commit ourselves to serve the people of India with all humility and dedication," Ms Sitharaman said. The government has been firefighting runaway price rise and turmoil in the finance and manufacturing sector. The stock markets are open for a special trading session today.
Here are the LIVE updates on Union Budget 2020:
Feb 01, 2020 17:24 (IST)
Budget 2020 will fulfill the current needs, furute expectationa of the country: PM Modi
Feb 01, 2020 17:19 (IST)
Budget 2020: PM Modi on steps to increase people's ease of living
Feb 01, 2020 17:14 (IST)
Budget 2020: "Tax benefits been provided for start ups, real estates," says PM Modi
Feb 01, 2020 17:12 (IST)
Budget 2020: "Trade, business, employment will benefit from National Logistics Policy," says PM Modi
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Feb 01, 2020 17:09 (IST)
Budget 2020: "Ayushman Bharat has given new dimension to health sector," says PM Modi
Feb 01, 2020 17:05 (IST)
Budget 2020: "Under Blue Economy, youth will get new opportunities," says PM Modi
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Feb 01, 2020 17:02 (IST)
Budget 2020: "New reforms in Budget will accelerate economy," says PM Modi
Feb 01, 2020 16:23 (IST)
Budget 2020: P Chidambaram says, "Budget has done nothing to create budget"
Feb 01, 2020 15:56 (IST)
Budget 2020: "Will consider recapitalisation when needed," says Finance Minister
Feb 01, 2020 15:54 (IST)
Budget 2020: "GST collection has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore," says Nirmala Sitharaman
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Feb 01, 2020 15:48 (IST)
Budget 2020: Revenue Secretary on what qualifies one as NRI
Feb 01, 2020 15:46 (IST)
Budget 2020: "Will see successful divestment in next few months," says Finance Minister
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Feb 01, 2020 15:44 (IST)
Budget 2020: "Tax charter very major step," says Nirmala Sitharaman
Feb 01, 2020 15:42 (IST)
Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman on real estate and affordable housing
Feb 01, 2020 15:37 (IST)
Budget 2020: "About 70 exemptions removed," says Revenue Secretary
Feb 01, 2020 15:33 (IST)
Budget 2020: "You'll definitely benefit," says Finance Minister
Feb 01, 2020 15:32 (IST)
Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman addresses media after Budget speech
Feb 01, 2020 13:36 (IST)
Tax deferred on employee stock ownership plan for start-ups
Feb 01, 2020 13:30 (IST)
Budget 2020: Limit for Foreign Portfolio Investors to be raised
Feb 01, 2020 13:26 (IST)
Budget 2020: New individual tax rate optional
Feb 01, 2020 13:20 (IST)
Budget 2020: Rs 40,000 crore revenue foregone due to tax cuts
Feb 01, 2020 13:10 (IST)
Budget 2020: Income tax cuts
Feb 01, 2020 12:59 (IST)
Budget 2020: Nominal GDP growth forecast at 10% for fiscal 2021
Feb 01, 2020 12:54 (IST)
Budget 2020: Part holding in LIC to be sold
Feb 01, 2020 12:45 (IST)
Budget 2020: Bank depositor insurance raised to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 1 lakh
Feb 01, 2020 12:38 (IST)
Union Budget 2020: Taxpayers won't be harassed
Feb 01, 2020 12:33 (IST)
2020 Budget: Government clean, corruption-free: Finance Minister
Feb 01, 2020 12:29 (IST)
Clean air programme
Feb 01, 2020 12:20 (IST)
Rs 85,000 crore for SC/OBC
Feb 01, 2020 12:16 (IST)
On nutrition of girls and women
Feb 01, 2020 12:15 (IST)
Gross enrolment rate of girls
Feb 01, 2020 12:12 (IST)
Prepaid power meters
Feb 01, 2020 12:08 (IST)
Plans on oil and gas
Feb 01, 2020 12:05 (IST)
High-speed trains planned
Feb 01, 2020 12:01 (IST)
Delhi-Mumbai Expressway by 2023
Feb 01, 2020 11:57 (IST)
5 new Smart Cities
Feb 01, 2020 11:49 (IST)
Nirmala Sitharaman's Daughter, Uncle In Parliament To Cheer For Her
Feb 01, 2020 11:48 (IST)
Degree-level online courses
Feb 01, 2020 11:47 (IST)
Rs 69,000 crore for healthcare sector
Feb 01, 2020 11:40 (IST)
More hospitals for Ayushman Bharat scheme
Feb 01, 2020 11:32 (IST)
"Kishan Rail" to ferry perishable goods of farmers
Feb 01, 2020 11:28 (IST)
Move to discourage use of chemical fertilisers
Feb 01, 2020 11:27 (IST)
Solar pumps for farmers
Feb 01, 2020 11:23 (IST)
On farmers' income
Feb 01, 2020 11:19 (IST)
"3 guiding factors of this Budget...": Finance Minister
Feb 01, 2020 11:14 (IST)
"Dreaded Inspector Raj has ended": Finance Minister
Feb 01, 2020 11:04 (IST)
"Fundamentals of economy strong": Nirmala Sitharaman
Feb 01, 2020 11:00 (IST)
Pre-Budget expectations of Assocham
Feb 01, 2020 10:59 (IST)
Hema Malini arrives at parliament
Feb 01, 2020 10:44 (IST)
Nirmala Sitharaman's family at parliament
Feb 01, 2020 10:43 (IST)
Sniffer dogs check budget document bags outside parliament
Feb 01, 2020 10:34 (IST)
Nirmala Sitharaman's Red Budget Bahi Khata Is Back
Feb 01, 2020 10:33 (IST)
Amit Shah reaches parliament before Budget presentation
Feb 01, 2020 10:29 (IST)
Nirmala Sitharaman, carrying bahi khata, arrives at parliament
Feb 01, 2020 10:25 (IST)
PM Modi arrives at parliament ahead of Budget presentation
Feb 01, 2020 10:20 (IST)
GST silver lining ahead of Budget 2020 presentation
Feb 01, 2020 10:10 (IST)
Anurag Thakur, Nirmala Sitharaman's Junior, Prays At Home Before Budget
Feb 01, 2020 09:51 (IST)
Nirmala Sitharaman meets President
Feb 01, 2020 09:47 (IST)
Key challenges in farm sector for doubling farmers' income
Feb 01, 2020 09:43 (IST)
Feb 01, 2020 09:36 (IST)
Budget 2020 amid economic slowdown
Feb 01, 2020 09:30 (IST)
Anurag Thakur prays at his home before Budget presentation
Feb 01, 2020 09:20 (IST)
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw on Budget 2020
Feb 01, 2020 09:16 (IST)
Cabinet meeting ahead of Budget 2020 presentation
Feb 01, 2020 09:13 (IST)
Letting go of fiscal discipline for growth: Analysts
Feb 01, 2020 09:07 (IST)
Nirmala Sitharaman with Budget documents, Bahi Khata, outside Finance Ministry
Feb 01, 2020 08:52 (IST)
Bringing more farmers under PM's Kishan scheme
Feb 01, 2020 08:48 (IST)
Possible reduction in personal income tax
Feb 01, 2020 08:36 (IST)
Centre may announce plans for shadow banks
Feb 01, 2020 08:35 (IST)
Expanding fiscal deficit may "crowd out private investments"
Feb 01, 2020 08:19 (IST)
Funds for food subsidies
Feb 01, 2020 08:13 (IST)
Government may push economic reforms to boost growth
Feb 01, 2020 08:09 (IST)
Tax amnesty and global trade tensions
Feb 01, 2020 08:04 (IST)
Spending on roads, airports and infrastructure
Feb 01, 2020 07:52 (IST)
Government may defer target of cutting fiscal deficit to 3% of GDP
Feb 01, 2020 07:48 (IST)
