FM Rajendranath to present 2022-23 Budget today

VIJAYAWADA: Finance minister Buggana Rajendranath will present the state’s Budget for 2022-23 in the Andhra Pradesh Assembly at 10.15 am on Friday. Later, agriculture minister Kurasala  Kannababu will  present  the Agriculture and Allied Sectors Statement (Budget) for 2022-2023, at 11am.

In the legislative council, it would be Pamula  Pushpa  Sreevani,  Deputy  Chief  Minister,    Tribal  Welfare  will present the AP Budget and minister for fisheries Dr Seediri Appalaraju would present agriculture budget.

Speculations are rife that the size of the budget could be bigger than last year’s. Last year (2021-22), the budget had an estimated expenditure of Rs 2.29 lakh crore.

Notably, during FY 2020 and 2021, the state government had promulgated some ordinances without holding the legislature session for passing the Finance Act.