New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday leaves from North Block for Rashtrapati Bhavan carrying her trademark 'bahi-khata', a tablet wrapped in a red-coloured cloth with a golden-coloured national emblem embossed on it.

Sitharaman is set to present her record 8th consecutive budget today at 11 am in the Lok Sabha. The budget speech will outline the government's fiscal policies, revenue and expenditure proposals, taxation reforms, and other significant announcements.

Union Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, Chief Economic Advisor Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran along with other officials were seen accompanying the Finance Minister.

Meanwhile, the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday pr...