Budget 2025 Expectations LIVE: Key numbers to watch include a fiscal deficit projected at 4.9% of GDP for FY25, with a target of 4.5% by FY26, and capital expenditure budgeted at ₹11.1 lakh crore, though election delays may impact actual spending.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will deliver her eighth consecutive Union Budget, with expectations high for tax relief for the middle class. Having moved from the traditional leather briefcase to the symbolic red “bahi-khata” in 2019, this year’s budget will continue the paperless trend adopted in recent years….read more