Chidambaram's Interim budget: 10 things to expect

February 17, 2014 09:30

Finance Minister P Chidambaram will present an interim budget for the coming fiscal year on Monday.

He will also seek Parliament's approval for expenditure through vote-on-account, which will allow the government to cover its expenditure beyond the current fiscal.

By tradition, the interim budget does not contain proposals seeking to tinker with direct taxes, nor are there any policy announcements, although there may be some sops for the common man and sectors that need help.

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