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India’s budget to be presented Feb 29

By IANS

New Delhi : Finance Minister P. Chidambaram will present the union budget for 2008-09 Feb 29.

The Indian parliament will begin its three-month long budget session Feb 25. President Pratibha Patil will address the MPs from both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha at 11 a.m. on the day. The session would end May 9.

Railway Minister Lalu Prasad will present the rail budget for the year Feb 26.

The budget session will have 35 sittings and will have a recess from March 21 to April 14.