Assertion (A): The government budget is an annual estimated statement of revenue and expenditure during the coming fiscal year.
Reason (R): Through the government budget, it tries to reduce the regional variations.
a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is False
d) Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is true.
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