‘Wealth Creation the Theme’: CEA Presents Economic Survey 2020
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey in the Parliament on Friday, 31 January, pegging growth rate for financial year 2020-21 at 6-6.5 percent. Later, Chief Economic Adviser and author of Economic Survey Arvind Subramanian presented it, stating that the theme of the survey this year was wealth creation.
The survey was tabled a day before the Union Budget will be presented on 1 February.
As the Budget Session kicked off on 31 January, President Ram Nath Kovind in his joint address to the two Houses of Parliament said while debates and discussions strengthen democracy, “violence in the name of protests weakens society.”.
- The Union Budget will be tabled on 1 February by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
- Opposition parties are likely to hold a meeting after the presentation of the Budget
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Opposition Parties to Meet Post Budget Presentation
Opposition parties are likely to meet after the Budget presentation on 1 February to evolve a joint strategy for the upcoming Parliament session starting on Friday, 31 January.
Various parties have already held their individual strategy meets for the budget session of Parliament and would soon get together to evolve a joint strategy to corner the government on key issues concerning the common people, according to sources.
These include the protests and opposition over the amended citizenship act, price rise and inflation besides the poor state of the economy and rising unemployment.
Economic Survey to Be Tabled Today
The Economic Survey, which reviews economic progress and issues over the past 12 months, will be released after 11 am.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables the Economic Survey in the Parliament, pegging growth rate for financial year 2020-21 at 6-6.5%.
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‘Wealth Creation the Theme’: CEA Presents Economic Survey 2020
Chief Economic Adviser and author of Economic Survey Arvind Subramanian presented it, stating that the theme of the survey this year was wealth creation.
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