From tax relief to capex boost, all eyes on FM Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1

Budget 2025 Expectations LIVE:

In Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's eighth Budget speech

On 1 February 2025, the industries and taxpayers are expecting major announcements, including income tax relief, capex push, GST rationalisation, and more, aimed at promoting economic growth.

The finance minister will give her Budget speech in Parliament at 11 am on February 1, 2025.

This will be Sitharaman's second full-fledged Budget in the Narendra Modi-led NDA government that assumed power in 2024 and her eighth budget presentation in Parliament.

She has presented six annual and two interim budgets under the NDA government's consecutive terms in power.