Budget 2022 LIVE updates: What taxpayers, investors, job seekers expect

Budget 2022 LIVE updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her fourth Union Budget in Parliament at 11 am today. The Budget speech will be keenly watched by both domestic and foreign investors, various interest groups like farmers, crypto Investors, anxious middle class and corporate entities, besides parliamentarians.

On Monday, the Economic Survey 2021-22, tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, projected the economy to grow by 8-8.5% in the financial year beginning April 1 and said it was well placed to meet the future challenges on the back of widespread vaccine coverage, supply-side reforms and easing of regulations. The Survey expects the economy to grow by 9.2% during the current financial year, indicating a recovery to the pre-pandemic level.