New Delhi| Acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will be presenting the interim budget in the Lok Sabha today at 11 am. The Union Cabinet will hold a meeting before the presentation of the budget today. Not only this budget comes in the election year but also it is the last one of the Modi government in the present parliament session. thus, it is being anticipated that the government may introduce sops for the middle class.
It is expected that the government may announce financial sops for farmers considering the widespread farm distress that became a major election issue in the recently conducted assembly polls. As PM Modi had indicated in his speech, the government may introduce the direct cash transfer for farmers. It may also include tax benefits for salaried class and low-interest loans for small businesses.
Amidst the speculations that the Modi government will be presenting a full-fledged budget today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already clarified that it will be only presenting the interim budget.
#TopStory: Piyush Goyal to present interim Budget 2019-20. (File pic) pic.twitter.com/4mvEFX2m2U
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Shiv Pratap Shukla, MoS (Finance): Modi government is a popular govt, it's natural that we will take care of everything. We will do whatever is possible for the people. We have always presented a good budget. pic.twitter.com/ea8WGiewiw
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Delhi: Piyush Goyal arrives at the Ministry of Finance. He will present interim Budget 2019-20 in the Parliament today. #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/fHQMwkSXc1
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#Delhi: Copies of #Budget2019 brought to Parliament complex; Piyush Goyal to present interim Budget 2019-20. pic.twitter.com/oF3MgBmsdK
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Delhi: Piyush Goyal will present interim Budget 2019-20 in the Parliament at 11am today pic.twitter.com/bjQNAxOc4B
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Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Narendra Singh Tomar: 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' has been our government's mantra and it will reflect in the Budget. #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/4IfffXCpxD
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Delhi: The printed copies of #Budget 2019-20 being security checked by sniffer dog pic.twitter.com/McqnCegoQ6
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Delhi: The printed copies of #Budget 2019-20 being security checked in Parliament premises pic.twitter.com/QYObkVE0CI
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Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on his way to the Parliament after briefing President Ram Nath Kovind #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/GQreYUidFi
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Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal calls on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/QZUnE01gqU
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Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal arrives at the Parliament with the #Budget briefcase. Following the Cabinet meeting, he will present the interim #Budget 2019-20 at 11 am pic.twitter.com/HvUSI61DJI
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#WATCH Finance Minister Piyush Goyal arrives at the Parliament with the #Budget briefcase. He will present the interim #Budget 2019-20 at 11 am #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/4sCsHZUCBI
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Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways: The way the government has increased the investment in railways, from installing CCTV cameras to WiFi, I believe further investment in railways will certainly be increased. #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/hCxmn2rFpW
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Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh: The last five budgets have been dedicated to the farmers, the government's sixth budget will also be for the farmers, it will empower them. pic.twitter.com/a2Ttx7Thza
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Delhi: Union Ministers Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh, and Ravi Shankar Prasad arrive at the Parliament. Following the Cabinet meeting, Piyush Goyal will present the interim Budget 2019-20 at 11 am #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/aVBOgDXKVK
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Mallikarjun Kharge: They'll try to introduce populist schemes in the Budget keeping an eye on Lok Sabha polls. Budgets they've presented so far haven’t really benefitted general public. Only ‘Jumlas’ will come out today. They've only 4 months when will they implement the schemes? pic.twitter.com/RtGEDw6OzV
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Delhi: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MPs dress in black to protest against the central government ahead of the presentation of the interim #Budget2019. They are protesting in Parliament premises demanding special category status for Andhra Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/ANy29nazko
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Union Cabinet has approved the interim Budget 2019-20. #Budget2019
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Manish Tewari, Congress: Since morning, Govt sources have been sending budget pointers to media houses, now if these pointers are there in FM's speech then it tantamounts to a leak. It would be a serious issue of breach of secrecy #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/AKQsDS4B0X
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Delhi: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal begins budget speech in the Parliament #BudgetSession pic.twitter.com/VDCvHAxCRG
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Piyush Goyal: I can confidently say, India is solidly back on track and marching towards growth and prosperity pic.twitter.com/0wLpbJvUYG
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Piyush Goyal: Inflation is a hidden and unfair tax; from 10.1% during 2009-14, we have broken the back of back-breaking inflation pic.twitter.com/8sc8CEeZFe
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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in budget speech: Inflation in December 2018 was 2.1%. Fiscal deficit has been brought down to 3.4% in the revised estimate of 2018-19. #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/qY0bOgQeFP
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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal: Current account deficit is expected to be 2.5% this year https://t.co/8wBQtQ0dUo
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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal: Almost 3 lakh crore has already been recovered in favour of banks and creditors, big defaulters have also not been spared by our government pic.twitter.com/xMTtopcaQV
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Piyush Goyal: As a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, world's largest behavioural change movement Swachh Bharat initiated; more than 98% rural sanitation coverage has been achieved; more than 5.45 lakh villages declared ODF #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/WgcRDun9Tb
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FM Piyush Goyal: Efforts have been initiated to bring full representation for economically weak backward classes, by giving them reservation in jobs and education https://t.co/LdHqpuytBt
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FM Piyush Goyal: Ayushman Bharat the world's largest healthcare programme was launched to provide medical care to almost 50 crore people, resulting in 3,000 crore savings by poor families pic.twitter.com/jAu0ujzrOG
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FM Piyush Goyal: To provide assured income support for small and marginal farmers, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme has been approved
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FM Piyush Goyal: This initiative will benefit 12 crore small and marginal farmers, at an estimated cost of Rs. 75,000 crore https://t.co/TdjD4wkwAi
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FM Piyush Goyal: Instead of rescheduling of crop loans, the farmers severely affected by natural calamities will get 2% interest subvention and additional 3% interest subvention upon timely repayment pic.twitter.com/X2mLg9KIhC
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FM Piyush Goyal: A pension scheme is being launched called Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan, to provide assured monthly pension of 3000 rupees per month, with the contribution of 100 rupees per month, for workers in unorganized sector after 60 years of age https://t.co/qFNr9BKHxR
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FM Piyush Goyal: To ensure cleaner fuel and health assurance, we embarked upon Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, a programme to give 8 crore free LPG connections to rural households, 6 crore connections have been given already pic.twitter.com/0jWN71pwOt
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Piyush Goyal: 75% of woman beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, 26 weeks of maternity leave and the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Yojana, are all empowering women in the country pic.twitter.com/yF4cbwsRh6
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FM Piyush Goyal: Our soldiers are our pride and honour; 'One Rank One Pension', which was pending for the last 40 years, has been implemented by us pic.twitter.com/bw3dp1E3W3
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Piyush Goyal: We have already disbursed Rs 35,000 crore for our soldiers under 'One Rank One Pension', substantial hike in military service pay has been announced https://t.co/fbmw7LDBT2
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Finance minister Piyush Goyal: The defence budget has enhanced beyond Rs 3 lakh crore #BudgetSession2019 pic.twitter.com/w91U1kWy5Z
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FM Piyush Goyal: Today there is not a single unmanned railway crossing on the broad gauge in India pic.twitter.com/OfH0uKM8DT
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Finance Minister Piyush Goyal: An urgent action is needed to increase hydrocarbon production to decrease imports pic.twitter.com/5bV1rECF3I
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Piyush Goyal: Allocation for the north eastern region has been proposed to be increased to Rs 58,166 crore in this year, it will be a 21% rise over the previous year
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Piyush Goyal: A single window clearance for filmmaking to be made available to filmmakers, anti-camcording provision to also to be introduced to Cinematography Act to fight piracy pic.twitter.com/qMsd6CB7Ji
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FM Piyush Goyal: Within nearly two years, almost all assessment and verification of IT returns will be done electronically by an anonymized tax system without any intervention by officials
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Piyush Goyal: Direct tax collections increased from Rs 6.38 lakh crore in 2013-14 to almost Rs 12 lakh crore; The tax base is up from Rs 3.79 crore to 6.85 crore
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FM Piyush Goyal: GST is probably the biggest taxation reform implemented since Independence; with tax consolidation, India became one common market; inter-state movements became faster through e-way bills, improving Ease of Doing Business pic.twitter.com/l0fL2SN9x6
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Piyush Goyal: GST has been continuously reduced resulting in relief of Rs 80,000 crore rupees to the consumers; Most items of daily use are now in the 0%-5% tax bracket pic.twitter.com/kPEiysFXWI
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Piyush Goyal: The Group of Ministers is examining how prospective house buyers can benefit under Goods & Services Tax (GST)
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Piyush Goyal: GST collections in January 2019 has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore https://t.co/ntkcm8kJgN
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FM Piyush Goyal: Committed to eliminating the scourge of black money; anti-black money measures taken have brought an undisclosed income of about 1.30 lakh crore rupees to the fore; 3.38 lakh shell companies were deregistered pic.twitter.com/taACcnGXK6
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FM Piyush Goyal: 18% increase in direct tax collections in 2017-18, 1.06 crore people included in the tax base. Also, more than 1 crore people filed IT returns for the first time, after #demonetization https://t.co/UZpESMqNCF
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Piyush Goyal: We are poised to become a 5 trillion dollar economy in the next 5 years and we aspire to become a 10 trillion dollar economy in the next 8 years #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/do4xRpyg5g
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Piyush Goyal: The fiscal deficit as a proportion of GDP- 3.4% for the coming year, as there is a need to provide for income support for farmers pic.twitter.com/AOnJZRrVZi
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FM Piyush Goyal: Individual taxpayers having annual income upto 5 lakhs will get full tax rebate pic.twitter.com/6IMInkr4Kb
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FM Piyush Goyal: Individuals with gross income up to 6.5 lakh rupees will not need to pay any tax if they make investments in provident funds and prescribed equities https://t.co/0zphKNVt2I
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on #Budget2019: All sections of the society incl farmers, middle class, poor & women have been mentioned in this budget. This budget will help achieve the dream of a 'New India'. pic.twitter.com/s06XQCfMXU
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