Bengaluru, Feb. 16 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday convened a pre-Budget meeting for 2026-27 with representatives of trade associations and chambers of commerce at the Vidhana Soudha conference hall.

Economic Advisor Basavaraja Rayareddy, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, Additional Chief Secretary Anjum Parvez, Principal Secretary of the Finance Department Ritesh Kumar Singh, and senior officials from various departments were present to discuss industry demands and suggestions ahead of the upcoming state budget.

In a post on X, the chief minister wrote, "The pre-budget meeting for the 2026-27 financial year was held in the Conference Hall of Vidhana Soudha with representatives of various trade associations and chambe...