The Budget 2018, the last full-year budget to be presented ahead of eight state elections this year and the general elections next year, may see new rural schemes and stepping up of funding towards existing programmes like MNREGA, rural housing, irrigation projects and crop insurance.Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may also unveil incentives for the farm sector. Small businesses too may get some sops in Budget 2018, to be unveiled by the finance minister at 11 am in Parliament today. (Read more)