Jaitley holds Pre-Budget consultations with Finance Ministers of States/ Union Territories
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley held the Pre-Budget consultations with the Finance Ministers of all the States and UTs (with Legislature) at Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital on Thursday.
Both the Ministers of State for Finance were also present.
The meeting was attended among others by the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh and Puducherry, the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Manipur and Tamil Nadu,14 Finance Ministers / Ministers representing their states and senior officers from states.
Representatives from the state governments presented their views and offered number of suggestions on various fiscal policy and budgetary measures that the Union Government may consider.
Jaitley stated that the suggestions made by the States / UTs in the meeting and the memorandam submitted by them would be duly examined and suitably considered while formulating the Budget proposals of 2018-19, keeping in consideration with the spirit of cooperative federalism.
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