2022 Union budget of India
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| Submitted | 1 February 2022 |
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| Submitted by | Nirmala Sitharaman (Minister of Finance) |
| Submitted to | Parliament of India |
| Presented | 1 February 2022 |
| Passed | 29 March 2022 [1] |
| Parliament | 17th (Lok Sabha) |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Finance minister | Nirmala Sitharaman |
| Total revenue |  ₹31.94 trillion (US$370 billion) |
| Total expenditures | ₹39.45 trillion (US$450 billion) |
| Tax cuts | None |
| Deficit | 6.4%  (0.3%) |
| Website | www |
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The 2022 Union Budget of India was presented by the Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2022, as her fourth budget. This is the third budget of Narendra Modi-led NDA government's second term. The Economic Survey for 2021–2022 was released on 31 January 2022, a day before the budget.[2]
The Union Budget is the annual financial report of India; an estimate of income and expenditure of the government on a periodical basis. As per Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, it is a compulsory task of the government.[3] The first budget of India was presented on 18 February 1860 by Scotsman James Wilson.[4] The first Union Budget of Independent India was presented by RK Shanmukham Chetty on 26 November 1947.[5]
