Budget 2019: Date, Timings, Where To Watch Nirmala Sitharaman's Speech

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Budget date 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman will present the full-year Budget for 2019-20 on July 5Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present
the full-year Budget for financial year 2019-20 in the Parliament on July 5
This will be the first Budget after the NDA government's return to power in a landslide victory in May 2019 led by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi
Earlier this year, Union minister Piyush Goyal presented an interim Budget
The Budget is the most comprehensive report of government's finances, consolidates revenues from all sources and outlays for all
activities
It is closely watched by economists, corporates and general public for policy announcement.Until the year 1999, the Budget was announced at
5 pm on the last working day of February
Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha changed the Budget presentation ritual by announcing the 1999 Union Budget at 11 am.Till 2016, the
Union Budget was presented on the last working day of February
Former finance minister Arun Jaitley changed the tradition in 2017 when he presented the Budget on February 1.The Budget speech will begin
around 11:00 am on July 5 and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will start the speech by addressing it to the speaker of Lok
Sabha.Individuals can live stream the Budget speech on TheIndianSubcontinent website by clicking on this link:Budget 2019: Economic Survey
Presentation DateA day ahead of the Budget presentation, the Economic Survey report for the previous financial year will be tabled in the
Parliament
The Economic Survey summarises the annual economic development in the country.Get Breaking news, live coverage, and Latest News from India
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