[FINANCIAL NEWS]
The ministry of finance have received suggestions concerning fiscal policy, taxation and green growth, among others, from various stakeholders during the customary pre-Budget meetings by the Finance Ministry through video conferencing.
More than 170 invitees representing 9 stakeholder groups participated in 15 virtual meetings chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The series of pre-Budget consultation meetings for Budget 2021-22 were held from December 14 to December 23, 2020. This is the first time in the history of Budget making exercise that such consultations meetings were held in virtual mode due to the COVID-19 crisis.