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The annual Union Budget 2018-2019 will be tabled by Arun Jaitley on Thursday. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with MOS For Finance P Radhkrishnan', MOS For Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla, and with the full Budget Team while giving final touches to the Union Budget 2018-19 in New Delhi. Photo: Dalip Kumar

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	Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present the <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/budget">Budget for financial year 2018-19</a>&nbsp;on Thursday. In the last Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley left the income tax slabs unchanged but gave a marginal relief to the small taxpayer, in the form of reduction in the rate from 10 per cent to 5 per cent for individuals having an annual income between Rs 250,000 to Rs 500,000.</div>
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	This year too, taxpayers are waiting anxiously to know whether the government will, in Budget 2018, tweak income tax slabs and rates to bring down the burden on individuals.<br />
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Jaitley will tomorrow present the current NDA government&#39;s fifth and arguably his toughest Budget yet as he seeks to address agriculture distress, create jobs and boost growth while at the same time stick to fiscal prudence.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley going to present Union Bugged 2018-19 on February 1. Initiatives in last three years will be reflected in the annual Budget 2018-19.

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The annual Union Budget 2018-2019 will be tabled by Arun Jaitley on Thursday. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates