Union Budget 2026-27 likely to be presented on February 1

Business Jan 07, 2026

Looks like the big Union Budget reveal for 2026-27 might happen on Sunday, February 1.
The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is set to finalize the date soon, but preparations are already in motion for that weekend slot.

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The budget session of Parliament is expected to kick off January 28 with a joint address from the President.
Since 2017, February 1 has been the go-to date for Budgets—helping things roll out faster.
Weekend Budgets aren't new either; both Nirmala Sitharaman and Arun Jaitley have done it before.
If this date sticks, Sitharaman will notch her ninth straight Budget presentation—just one shy of the all-time record held by Morarji Desai.