Union Budget of India

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The Union Budget of India is the central government's annual financial statement that outlines its revenue, expenditure, and economic policy priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual financial statement
national budget
affects central government schemes
intergovernmental fiscal transfers to states
taxpayers in India
alsoKnownAs General Budget of India
alsoLaidInHouse Rajya Sabha
announcedBy Budget speech
announcedOnOrAround 1 February
classification capital expenditure
capital receipts
revenue expenditure
revenue receipts
component central sector schemes
centrally sponsored schemes
defence expenditure
fiscal deficit
interest payments
market borrowings
non-tax revenue
primary deficit
subsidies
tax revenue
coordinatedBy Ministry of Finance
country India
coversPeriod one fiscal year
currency Indian rupee
documentType public finance document
fiscalYearEnd 31 March
fiscalYearStart 1 April
frequency annual
governingBody Government of India
includes Annual Financial Statement
Appropriation Bill
Demand for Grants
Finance Bill
capital budget
fiscal deficit target
non-plan expenditure estimates
non-tax revenue estimates
plan expenditure estimates
primary deficit target
revenue budget
revenue deficit target
tax proposals
language English
Hindi
legalBasis Article 112 of the Constitution of India
mergedWith Railway Budget of India in 2017
preparedBy Department of Economic Affairs
Department of Expenditure
Department of Revenue
presentedBy Minister of Finance of India
presentedIn Parliament of India
presentedInHouse Lok Sabha
previouslyAnnouncedOnOrAround last working day of February
purpose allocate resources among sectors
implement fiscal policy
maintain macroeconomic stability
outline government expenditure
outline government revenue
promote economic growth
promote social welfare
state economic policy priorities
relatedTo Railway Budget of India
requiresApprovalBy Lok Sabha
subjectTo Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act
parliamentary debate

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Union Budget of India ("General Budget of India")
alsoKnownAs
Government of India
budgetAuthority

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