https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32259 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continued carrying the Union Budget on a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional bahi-khata-style pouch, reinforcing a deliberate departure from the colonial leather briefcase tradition. The practice, begun in 2019, combines symbolic decolonisation with practical paperless delivery and sits alongside historical variations in how Indian and British finance chiefs have presented Budget papers and related ceremonial acts. en-us Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:46:03 +0530 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:46:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32259 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continued carrying the Union Budget on a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional bahi-khata-style pouch, reinforcing a deliberate departure from the colonial leather briefcase tradition. The practice, begun in 2019, combines symbolic decolonisation with practical paperless delivery and sits alongside historical variations in how Indian and British finance chiefs have presented Budget papers and related ceremonial acts. News - Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:46:03 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=32259