Arun Jaitley says govt considering to change financial year to Jan-Dec
Jaitley did not elaborate whether budget presentation would be advanced to November or December.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2017-07-21 10:07 GMT
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday told lawmakers that the government is considering to change the country's financial year to January-December from April-March.
"The matter of changing financial year is under consideration," Mr Jaitley told lawmakers in a written reply to the lower house of Parliament.
He declined to elaborate whether the budget presentation would be advanced to November or December from February 2018.