Budget 2025: All You Need To Know About The Budget Papers | GFX
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As the Union Budget 2025-2026 is set to be presented on February 1, here's a look back at the journey of the Budget Papers.
The Union Budget 2025-2026 will be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2025.
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Scroll ahead as we take you through the journey of India's Budget Papers - from the traditional briefcase to bahi khata to tablet. (Photo: News18)
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Did you know that the word 'budget' came from the French word 'bougette' which means leather briefcase. (Photo: News18)
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The tradition of carrying the budget papers in a briefcase was a colonial handover from the British. (Photo: News18)
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While the British use the same budget briefcase year after year, the Indian finance ministers carry different bags. (Photo: News18)
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India's first Finance Minister RK Shanmukham Chetty carried a leather portfolio to present the first budget of independent India. (Photo: News18)
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