
New Delhi, Jan 20: The Apex Court of India today deferred the hearing on a plea for postponement of union budget presentation to Jan 23.
The PIL has said that the Centre be directed to present the Budget in the financial year 2017-18 which would commence from April 1, instead of the proposed February 1 date. It has also said that the central govt be restrained from declaring any kind of relief, programme, financial budget until the states elections are over.
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