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• Parliament completes budget exercise for fiscal 2024-25On Thursday, the Rajya Sabha completed the parliamentary approval for the Budget 2024-25 by returning the Appropriation Bill, Finance Bill, and Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill to the Lok Sabha. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the Budget in her reply, highlighting its focus on investments, job creation, growth, and fiscal consolidation.
• Budget session of Parliament: Nirmala Sitharaman to move Finance Bill for consideration and passing in Lok SabhaFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to propose the Finance Bill for the 2024-2025 financial year in the Lok Sabha. The bill requires approval from both houses of parliament to become law. The Lok Sabha passed the Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2024, authorizing nearly Rs 140 lakh crore for the central government's expenditure. The budget includes a hike in Standard Deduction to Rs 75,000, revisions to new tax regime slabs, and a rise in securities transaction tax in futures and options.
• Nirmala Sitharaman to move J-K Appropriation (No 3) Bill in Lok Sabha; Budget discussion to continue in Parliament todayUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha. The bill aims to authorize payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the services of the financial year 2024-25. The discussion on the Union Budget 2024-25, presented on July 23, will continue in both Houses of Parliament on Monday.
• Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha adjourned sine die after passing budget for 2024-25The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha adjourned sine die after passing the budget for 2024-25 and the related Appropriation Bill, allowing the government to spend Rs 6,24,21.73 crore from the consolidated fund. The budget was passed in the absence of BJP members, as 15 of them were suspended, and the remaining ten staged a walkout in protest.
• Parliament approves interim Budget 2024-25; Other key bills returned to LSParliament completes passage of interim Budget for 2024-25 fiscal year. Rajya Sabha returns Finance Bill 2024 and related appropriation bills to Lok Sabha after discussions and Finance Minister's response. Bills include Jammu and Kashmir appropriation bills. With Lok Sabha already passing the bills, the budgetary process concludes, marking a significant step in fiscal planning for the nation's upcoming fiscal year.
• Bill de Blasio: Former New York mayor spotted looking ‘lonely, cold and homeless' at coffee shopThe former New York City mayor was photographed at the Gasoline Alley Coffee Shop in Manhattan around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. He appeared to be glumly lost in his thoughts as he slumped over a cup of Joe. De Blasio was found gazing out onto Lafayette Street, holding his phone and sporting headphones. Know the details.
• Parliament Winter Session: Focus on new criminal law and appropriation billsThe government has listed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha on Monday. They are likely to be moved by Union home minister Amit Shah. The appropriation bill is likely to be moved in the Rajya Sabha by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act is also listed for discussion in the Upper House.
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• Himachal Pradesh budget for 2023-24 passedThe demands with respect to the public works department and Jal Shakti, health, and education department were discussed and voted on while the remaining demands were passed without discussion as the Speaker applied guillotine.