Union budget 2017: Glimpses of a busy day at parliament
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The Union Budget 2017-2018 was presented by Minister Jaitley, for the fourth consecutive time, and carried several revisions to the Indian economic sector | PTIUnion I & B Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Home Minister Rajnath Singh arrive at Parliament in New Delhi on the day of Union Budget | PTIBundles of documents went through thorough inspection, including intense sniffing before being presented inside Parliament | PTIA satisfied Prime Minister Narendra Modi was all smiling during the session which announced that his “demon” (demonetisation) move would help transfer money from the pockets of tax evaders to the government. | PTIMinisters look on as Arun Jaitley commences his presentation of the budget. He added that the Demonetisation move was a bold initiative not just for the past year, but for decades to come | PTIA live screening of the Union Budget 2017-18 on a big screen at Bengal Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata on Wednesday | PTIJaitley said the Government is also thinking of a new legislation to confiscate tax offenders within the country | PTIMinister Arun Jaitley also announced India’s progressive shift towards a digital India. The budget also increased excise duty on several “common” commodities including cigarettes, pan masala containing tobacco, and plastic tape. | PTISeveral industrial bigwigs including Rahul Bajaj, SK Munjal, Rakesh Bharti Mittal, Naushad Forbesa attended the live screening of the Union Budget 2017-18 presentation organised by CII in New Delhi on Wednesday. | PTIRahul Gandhi’s supposed reaction to the Union Budget, which has promised to introduce more schemes to benefit the poor, and farmers during a ‘weak global economy’. | PTIIndustrialists K K Modi, Rajan Bharti Mittal, Naina Lal Kidwai, Sidharth Birla and others after watching the live screening of the Union Budget 2017-18 presentation organised by Federation Of India Chamber Of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi on Wednesday | PTIUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's wife Sangeeta, daughter Sonali and Son Rohan in a show of familial support during the Budget day at Parliament with media | PTIUnion Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Moses Arjun Ram Meghwal (3rd L) and Santosh Kumar Gangwar (3rd R) and senior officials after the conclusion of a successful Union Budget 2017-18 to President Pranab Mukherjee, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi | PTI