There is no official word yet from the Finance Ministry on who will present the Budget. However, a PTI report late on January 23 said Goyal is likely to present the interim Budget. Presentation of the interim Budget is scheduled for February 1.
Oddly enough, the cooperative sector which has often felt being shabbily treated by Arun Jaitley, is pinning hopes on the last budget of the Modi govt.
Several leaders have privately told Indian Cooperative that issues of Income Tax and related matters could have been solved had Piyush Goyal been the regular Finance Minister.
Piyush Goyal has been named the interim Finance Minister and interim Minister of Corporate Affairs during Arun Jaitley’s indisposition.
Goyal proved receptive to the demands of co-operative sector earlier when he was the Finance Ministry in May 2018 for a period of three months.
