This is a make-or-break Budget for Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, as he juggles to balance India's zooming fiscal defict, keep taxpayers happy and put the economy back on track to achieve 9-10% growth.
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The BSE Sensex has lost nearly a fifth of its value since last year, private investment is weak and the rupee is at its lowest level against the dollar since 2013, and agriculture is in distress and in urgent need of remedial measures.
While presenting his second full Budget today, will Jaitley announce radical reforms?
Will he tweak the tax slabs?
To know all this and more, watch the live streaming of the Budget presentation from the Lok Sabha, right here.
Highlights of the Union Budget
Jaitley proposes listing of PSU general insurance companies
Govt to give statutory status to Aadhaar
Sensex stays cautious, falls 59 points ahead of Budget
Survey cheers markets; Sensex ends 179 points higher