Ahead of Budget, Finance minister Sitharaman to meet President shortly, cabinet meet at 10 am

Budget 2023 today: This is the Narendra Modi government's last full budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Updated on: Feb 1, 2023, 11:01:52 IST

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The countdown to the Union Budget 2023 being tabled in Parliament has finally begun. The Union Cabinet has approved the Budget 2023 to be presented by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman shortly.

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Earlier, Union minister of state for finance Bhagwat Karad offered prayers.

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India's logo as she leaves her office to present the Union budget in the parliament. (REUTERS)

“You will come to know at 11am what will the common public get. I would not like to make any comments at this point”, Karad added.

“UnionBudget2023 will meet the expectations of every section of society. Modi govt has always worked in the favour of the people of the country”, Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary told ANI.

As Sitharaman presents her fifth budget, there are a lot of expectations from across sectors. The salaried class would be hoping for tax slabs tweaks as some sort of relief from price rise.

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