Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday met Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann at his residence before the presentation of the state Budget for 2025-26.
The Delhi Assembly is set to witness key discussions on Wednesday, including deliberations on the Annual Budget for 2025-26, a proposal to enhance MLA support staff, and a review of the CAG's Performance Audit Report on the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
The Budget Session of Parliament will resume on Wednesday with key bills such as The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024, the Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025 set to be moved in Rajya Sabha while Union Home Minister Amit Shah will move The "Tribhuvan" Sahkari Universi
Addressing the Knesset plenum before the voting, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the budget "will support growth and allow the Israeli economy to maintain its strength and continue to prosper."
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, underscored the Union government's commitment to providing tax certainty and streamlining business regulations as part of the broader vision to build a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Saurabh Bharadwaj criticized the recent budget, calling it "completely against the poor" due to significant reductions in healthcare funding.
Speaking to the media, Atishi argued that the budget has no basis, as the Delhi government won't be able to generate the proposed Rs 1 lakh crore revenue.
The budget has seen a significant rise of 31.58% from the previous year, with a total allocation of Rs1 lakh crore for various sectors, including education, transport, and urban development.
Attacking the Delhi government for making a Budget without an economic survey, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly of the National Capital, Atishi, on Tuesday said that the government has admitted that they have not done any analysis to make the Budget.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday presented the Budget 2025-26 for the national capital. She stated that this year the Delhi government's Budget is Rs. 1 lakh crores.