Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive Union Budget today in the Lok Sabha today. The speech will be telecast live at 11:00 a.m. across the country. The country’s most important financial document will be released at a time when the world’s fastest-growing major economy has managed to withstand prohibitive US tariffs. 

The GDP is expected to grow 7.4% for the year ending March 31 with the help of government spending on infrastructure, and income and consumption tax cuts that boosted consumer spending.

The finance minister is also expected to outline both short-term priorities and long-term goals in Part B of her Budget speech as India enters the second quarter of the 21st century, highlighting the country’s local strengths and global ambitions.