Updated On: 15 February, 2023 03:26 PM IST | Kolkata | PTI
The Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya also said a Rs 350-crore fund will be set up to extend credit of up to Rs 5 lakh each to 2 lakh young entrepreneurs

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West Bengal Finance Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Wednesday presented a Rs 3.39-lakh crore budget for 2023-24, with a proposal to waive agricultural income tax on tea gardens for two years and extend credit facility to young entrepreneurs.
She said the state GDP is projected to grow at 8.4 per cent and the industry at 7.8 per cent in the ongoing 2022-23 fiscal.