IN PICS | 'Brief' History Of Budget: From Briefcase To Digital Bahikhata

From colonial era briefcase to digital era bahikhata, Budget documents have seen many carries. Before FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2023, here is a brief history of the Budget briefcase

Budget 2023 A Brief History From Budget Briefcase To Digital Bahikhata

Budget briefcase just as the entire Budget process has been handed over to India by the British. British use a briefcase called ‘Gladstone box’ to carry their Budget documents. [Image Credit: Getty]

The tradition has been passed down in Britain since the early 1800s. It started in 1860, William Ewart Gladstone brought the Budget document in a red briefcase. William Ewart Gladstone later went on to become Britain's 4 time PM. [Image Credit: Getty]