Preparations are in full swing at the finance ministry to come up with the second full Budget of the Modi 3.0 government. The government has already started meeting stakeholders. Union Budget 2025 is expected to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Feb. 1.

Here are all the details about the date and time of Budget 2025 and where you can watch Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech live.

Budget 2025: Date And Time

Budget 2025 is expected to be presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, Feb. 1. However, an official confirmation from the government is still awaited. The Union Budget is usually presented every year on the first day of February, but can be moved to the next working day if it is a public holiday, in accordance with the calendar of the finance ministry.

The finance minister is likely to present Budget 2025 at the Parliament at 11 a.m. on Feb. 1.

Budget 2025: How To Watch Nirmala Sitharaman’s Speech Live?

Sitharaman is expected to start her Budget 2025 speech at 11 a.m. on Feb 1. One can watch it on Sansad TV or Doordarshan on television. Budget 2025 will also be streamed live on the YouTube channels of Sansad TV, the Press Information Bureau and the Ministry of Finance.

Additionally, the television and YouTube channels of NDTV Profit will play Sitharaman’s Budget 2025 speech live. 

Budget 2025: What To Expect?

Ahead of the big day, different sectors are coming forward with their expectations from this year’s Union Budget.

Policymakers are mulling a further modification in the new tax regime to reduce income tax for individuals earning up to Rs 10 lakh annually. The Budget this year, coming against a backdrop of economic slowdown, is expected to increase the disposable income of taxpayers and increase household savings.

In a meeting with the finance minister, stakeholders of trade unions pressed for increasing the minimum EPFO pension 5 times to Rs 5,000 per month, the immediate constitution of the 8th Pay Commission and higher taxes on the super-rich. 

The commerce ministry, on the other hand, has urged policymakers to address concerns regarding the affordability and efficiency of electric vehicles in the Budget 2025.

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