Meet Arun Jaitley's 11-member team behind Union Budget 2018

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley along with his team of officials are all set to address various issues including job opportunities, agriculture distress and boost growth while sticking to fiscal prudence. 

The 11-member team behind Union Budget 2018 include -

SC Garg, Secretary - Economic Affairs

AN Jha, Secretary - Expenditure

Hasmukh Adhia - Finance Secretary

Rajiv Kumar, Secretary - Financial Services

Arvind Subramanian - Chief Economic Advisor

Vanaja Sarna, Chairman - CBEC

Sushil Chandra, Chairman - CBDT

Pon Radhakrishnan - MoS

SP Shukla - MoS

This year's budget might address the income tax relief and whether it would be given with higher exemption or sops for health insurance and savings.

Also, the big question is whether the Finance Ministry would reduce corporation tax rates and prune exemptions.

The fiscal consolidation plan - whether the government plans to stick to the budgeted fiscal deficit target of 3.2% of GDP for this year in the wake of GST launch.

Finance Ministry’s plan to create jobs, push investment and revitalise the farm sector.