Mid-year economic review may soon be history

The Narendra Modi government is bringing forward the Budget to pass the Finance Bill before April 1

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Arup Roychoudhury New Delhi

Last Updated : Jan 13 2017 | 9:02 AM IST

The decision to bring forward the Union Budget to late January or early February has eliminated the need for the government to release a mid-year economic analysis in December. Hence, from this year onwards, there might be no mid-year economic review, Business Standard has learnt.

The proposal has been discussed by top policymakers in the finance ministry and approved by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, according to a senior government official. The previous review was presented on December 18, 2015.
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