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Sitharaman to hold pre-budget talks from Dec 15

Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)

By: Shubham Ghosh

INDIAN finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was set to begin her pre-budget consultations with various stakeholder groups on Wednesday (15) with the first meeting scheduled with experts of the agriculture and agro-processing industry in the afternoon.

The meetings were set to be held virtually.

“Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will start her pre-budget consultations with different stakeholder groups from tomorrow, 15th Dec 2021 in New Delhi in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2022-23. The meetings will be held virtually,” the finance ministry said in a tweet on Tuesday (14).

“Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be holding her 1st pre-budget consultations with experts of Agriculture and Agro-processing industry tomorrow afternoon, 15th Dec 2021,” it added.

Sitharaman will present the 2022-23 budget in the Indian parliament on February 1, 2022.

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