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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.
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.
