Arun Jaitley to present Union Budget 2018 on February 1

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar had announced that the Union Budget 2018 will be presented on February 1.

Also, the budget session of the parliament will be conducted from January 29 to April 6, 2018, with phase 1 to be held from January 29 to February 9 and the second phase from March 5 to April 6.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the Budget 2018 for the fiscal year 2018-19.

On January 29, President Ramnath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses while the Economic Survey will be tabled on the same day.

This will be the first Budget in the post- GST (Goods and Services Tax) era and the last full budget from Jaitley ahead of the general election in 2019.