Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is presenting the Union Budget for fiscal 2015-16 in the Parliament, on Saturday said, with the fiscal space reduced, the government has decided to continue supporting important national priorities.
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The highlights of his speech are as follows:
With the fiscal space reduced, the government has decided to continue supporting important national priorities.
With fiscal space being squeezed have to maintain the fifth challenge of the need for fiscal discipline.
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