Nirmala Sitharaman gave the middle class a huge boost when she declared that anyone earning up to Rs 12 lakh would not be subject to taxes.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made history on Saturday by presenting her eighth consecutive budget with a 74-minute-long speech. This achievement brings her closer to the record held by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, who presented 10 budgets during his tenure, six between 1959 and 1964 and four from 1967 to 1969.

For the 8th consecutive year, to present the Budget 2025, the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in a handwoven Madhubani saree gifted to her by Padma Shri awardee Dulari Devi. The saree of the day features classic Madhubani designs like fish and nature-inspired art, elegantly adorned with golden borders.

The cut on import duty cut in motorcycles come at a time when Donald Trump is back the president of the United States. A few years back, Trump had criticized India for higher tariffs, with duty on Harley-Davidson motorcycles as a reference point.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reveals income tax cuts for the middle class, raising exemption thresholds and benefiting millions of taxpayers.

Thirukkural is not new in any budget speech for the people who hail from the Tamil land. Former union minister P. Chidambaram always quoted the couplets at either the beginning or the end of his budge

In her Budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman also announced the revamp of PM SVANidhi, the loan scheme for street vendors.

India plans to cut personal income tax rates to boost middle-class spending power, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday, as she announced an annual budget that also sought to increase private investment to strengthen growth.