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Sitharaman will present the budget amid expectations that the government will raise the income tax threshold and give relief to middle class taxpayers, among others.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met several prominent economists on Friday as the government prepares to present the Budget for 2023-24 amid global headwinds arising out of geopolitical tensions, sources said.
During the meeting, several suggestions were made by the economists to boost the economic growth, which is estimated to decline from 8.7 per cent in 2021-22 to 7 per cent in the current financial year.
The budget session of Parliament will begin on January 31 with President Draupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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