Budget should not clash with polls: Jaitley

NEW DELHI: Having decided to advance the budget presentation, the government is keen that it is not presented in the middle of Assembly elections in five states,

NEW DELHI: Having decided to advance the budget presentation, the government is keen that it is not presented in the middle of Assembly elections in five states, finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday. Assembly polls are due early next year in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. “In principle, we have decided that we would like to... advance the date (of budget presentation),” he said.

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