Budget to be presented after state polls: Pranab
"We have not yet decided the time (for the Budget), but naturally it will be after the elections," Mukherjee told reporters here.
He
was
replying
to
a
query
on
the
likely
date
for
presentation
of
the
Budget.
The
announcement
of
the
Assembly
election
schedule
in
five
states
between
January
30
and
March
3
has
raised
the
possibility
of
rescheduling
of
the
Budget
for
2012-13
this
year.
As per the schedule worked out by the Election Commission, last polling will take place on March 3 in Goa and counting of votes will begin on March 4. The general budget is usually presented on the last day of February every year.
Mukherjee will hold brainstorming sessions with various stakeholders during his annual pre-budget meetings beginning January 11. The first meeting would be held with agriculturalists, followed by a series of interactions with sectoral experts, representatives, industry captains and economists over the next ten days to get their feedback and inputs for incorporating them in Budget 2012-13.
PTI