Budget 2025 Schedule: When and Where to Watch the Speech by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2025 time: On Saturday, February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman began presenting the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025–2026. At 11 a.m., the minister began giving the budget speech.

Sitharaman will discuss revenue projections and budgetary allotments for the next fiscal year in the Lok Sabha during the speech. The budget documents will be presented to the Rajya Sabha following her address to the lower house.

Droupadi Murmu gave a presidential address on Friday to kick off the Parliament’s budget session. Beginning on January 31 and ending on February 13, the first part of the session will take place, while the second portion will start on March 10 and end on April 4.

Speech Time Budget 2025: Where and when to watch live-streaming

Sansad TV and the official Union Budget website (indiabudget.gov.in) will both stream live coverage of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech starting at 11:00 am on February 1.

The Economic Survey was presented to Parliament earlier Friday by Finance Minister Sitharaman. According to the poll, India’s GDP will expand by 6.3-6.8%.

Within six months of the 2022–2023 survey, which was released on July 22, 2024, following the general election, followed the 2025 survey.

India’s expectations for the Union Budget in 2025

With prospective tax reforms including the phase-out of the previous tax regime and the implementation of zero income tax for individuals making less than ₹10 lakh annually, the Budget 2025 is anticipated to place a greater emphasis on the agriculture sector.

Due to growing inflation rates, striking a balance between fiscal austerity and economic growth will also be a major subject.

The real estate sector’s “industry” position and financial backing for the advancement and use of artificial intelligence (AI) are two notable expectations.