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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her eighth Union Budget 2025-26 today at 11 am.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman Budget LIVE Stream starts at 11 am.
Union Budget 2025 LIVE Streaming: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins her Budget Speech for the Union Budget 2025-26 on Saturday, February 1. The budget is expected to provide income tax relief for the middle class, push capital expenditure and boost industrial growth, which could have a significant impact on the economy, businesses, and individuals.
With every passing minute, speculation ran rampant. Would the budget bring relief to the common man burdened by inflation? Would it fuel economic growth and create new jobs? Or would it be a mere exercise in political rhetoric? But to witness the announcements, people need to watch the speech made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Budget 2025 Live Updates:
How To Watch Budget 2025 Live?
To watch Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech for Budget 2025, you can find live coverage on Sansad TV and other private news channels and websites. Additionally, it will be streamed live on the official websites of the Ministry of Finance and PIB.
Budget 2025 Date and Time
Date: February 1, 2025
Time: 11.00 am onwards.
Though former Prime Minister Morarji Desai so far holds the record of the highest number of Budget presentations, FM Sitharaman holds the record of the most number of budgets in a row.
Desai presented a total of six budgets during 1959-64 and four budgets during 1967-69 after a gap of three years.
Apart from Desai, former finance ministers P Chidambaram and Pranab Mukherjee had presented nine and eight budgets, respectively, under different Prime Ministers. They hold second and third highest budget presentation records, respectively.
Out of eight budgets, Mukherjee tabled three budgets in 1982, 1983 and 1984 and five straight ones between February 2009 and March 2012 in the Congress-led UPA government.
Chidambaram presented the budget on nine occasions — two budgets in 1996 and 1997, five budgets between 2004 and 2008, and two budgets during 2013 and 2014.
So, after the presentation of the Union Budget 2025-26 on Saturday, Sitharaman will have tabled eight budgets in a row, breaking her own record. In the total number of budgets, she will become third along with Pranab Mukherjee with eight budgets.
