The Interim Budget by the NDA government will be followed by a full-Budget in July by the party which comes to power post the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in May. According to government officials, the Interim Budget 2019 is expected to project economic growth of around 7.5 per cent for the next financial year, while expanding capital spending on railways, roads, ports by 7-8 per cent and estimating an increase in revenue of about 15 per cent. Here are the details of when and where to watch the live streaming of the Budget presentation:
For LIVE telecast, viewers can tune in to news channel ABP News
When To Watch Budget 2019?
The Interim Budget speech will start around 11 am in Parliament on February 1 (Friday).
Where to watch Budget 2019 live streaming?
ABP News channel broadcasts Budget presentation live. Viewers can also watch the Budget outcomes and analysis on the channel.
Watch Budget presentation live at: ABP Live TV
When and where to watch Rail Budget presentation?
Just like the previous year, the Rail Budget will be presented along with the Union Budget. Viewers can tune into same channels, websites to watch the presentation of Rail Budget on February 1. Till 2016, the Railway Budget was presented a few days before the Union budget. However, the incumbent government, in September 2016 got rid of the 92-year-old practice of presenting both the Budgets separately.
What is an Economic Survey?
Ahead of the Union Budget presentation, an Economic Survey report is released every year on the same day. The Economic Survey gives an analysis of the annual economic development that happened in the country. It facilitates a better appreciation of the mobilisation of resources and their allocation in the Budget.
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