Union Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman to Present Ninth Consecutive Budget on Feb 1; A Record-Breaking Moment:

Union Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman to Present Ninth Consecutive Budget on Feb 1; A Record-Breaking Moment The Union Budget 2026-27 is likely to be presented on February 01, 2025 (Sunday), by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as usual. This comes even though there was some uncertainty earlier about whether the budget would be presented on Saturday, 31 January, or Monday, 2 February, instead.

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