Key Points
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023-24 in Parliament on 1 February 2023. It is the first budget of ‘Amrit Kaal’.
- Since 2016, the budget is being presented on first day of February. Union Budget is referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Indian Constitution.
- Despite the global slowdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and Russia-Ukraine war, India's economic growth is estimated at 7%, which is the highest among all major economies.
- Since 2014, the per capita income has more than doubled ....