2016 Union budget of India

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 () 2016 Union budget of India
Emblem of India
Submitted byArun Jaitley, Finance Minister
Presented29 February 2016
ParliamentIndian Parliament
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Websitehttp://indiabudget.nic.in
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The 2016 Union budget of India was the annual financial statement of India for the fiscal year 2016–2017. It was presented before the parliament on 29 February 2016 by the Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley.[1] The printing of the budget documents began with a traditional Halwa ceremony on 19 February 2016.[2] For budget 2016-17, the government invited suggestions from citizens through Twitter for the first time, even conducting a series of polls to gauge public priorities and expectations from the budget.[3]

  1. ^ "Government to present Union Budget for 2016-17 on Feb 29, says Jayant Sinha", Indian Express, PTI, 20 January 2016
  2. ^ "Printing Of Union Budget Document Begins With 'Halwa' Ceremony", NDTV, Press Trust of India, 19 February 2016
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference hindu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).