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10 lesser-known facts about the Union Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present Union Budget 2020 on February 1. This is the second full-time budget of the re-elected NDA government, which got a landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As India witnesses yet another budget, here are some lesser-known facts:
Last Updated : 01 February 2020, 02:05 IST

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present Union Budget 2020 on February 1. This is the second budget of the re-elected NDA government, which got a landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi.

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As all eyes are now on the Budget 2020, here are some of the lesser-known facts about the Union Budget:

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1. The first Indian Budget was presented by James Wilson on February 18, 1869 after Indian Budget was introduced on April 7, 1860 by the East India Company. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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2. The first Budget of Independent India was presented by the then Finance Minister R K Shanmukham Chetty on November 26, 1947. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

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3. Till 1955, budget was only printed in English language. However, from 1955-56, budget started getting printed in both languages, Hindi and English. (iStock Photo)

Published 27 January 2020, 04:59 IST

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