Union Budget 2025: Nirmala Sitharaman’s full speech
The Hindu
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents 8th consecutive Union Budget amidst economic slowdown, aiming for tax cuts and growth.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a record 8th consecutive Union Budget on Saturday (February 1, 2025).
Her Budget presentation on Feb. 1 came in the backdrop of slowdown in economy and demand for tax cuts for middle class and takes her closer to the record of 10 Budgets that were presented by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai over different time periods.
Click here to download the full speech Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget 2025 presentation
Ms. Sitharaman, however, will continue to hold the record of presenting the maximum number of budgets on the trot — eight straight budgets under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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