Union Budget 2026, New Delhi. Tomorrow on Sunday, February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget. Ahead of the Budget, investors and industry will be closely watching the sectoral allocation for FY2027, income tax policy and measures aimed at boosting export competitiveness and foreign trade diversification. Budget 2026 will be presented on Sunday, February 1.
Earlier, along with the common man, industries have also put forward their demands before the government on different fronts including real estate, crypto currency, income tax. At the same time, the Economic Survey 2026 before the budget has prepared the basis for this, in which the growth rate of India's economy in the financial year 2027 is estimated to be between 6.8% to 7.2%, while the potential growth is estimated to be around 7%.
Markets will remain open on budget day. Both NSE and BSE will trade as per regular timings. This year, market participants are not keeping much expectations regarding the budget. He is mainly concerned about possible relief on capital gains, while also urging the government not to increase transaction taxes.
Budget will be presented for the first time on Sunday
Union Budget 2026, New Delhi. Tomorrow on Sunday, February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget. Ahead of the Budget, investors and industry will be closely watching the sectoral allocation for FY2027, income tax policy and measures aimed at boosting export competitiveness and foreign trade diversification. Budget 2026 will be presented on Sunday, February 1.
Earlier, along with the common man, industries have also put forward their demands before the government on different fronts including real estate, crypto currency, income tax. At the same time, the Economic Survey 2026 before the budget has prepared the basis for this, in which the growth rate of India's economy in the financial year 2027 is estimated to be between 6.8% to 7.2%, while the potential growth is estimated to be around 7%.
Markets will remain open on budget day. Both NSE and BSE will trade as per regular timings. This year, market participants are not keeping much expectations regarding the budget. He is mainly concerned about possible relief on capital gains, while also urging the government not to increase transaction taxes.
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On Sunday, February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget in Parliament at 11 am. This will be the first time that the budget will be done on Sunday. This time, due to the presentation of the budget, the Indian stock market will also remain open. Like normal days, trading on NSE-BSE will also take place on Sunday, February 1.