{"id":283576,"date":"2025-12-20T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hamslivenews.com\/?p=283576"},"modified":"2025-12-20T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T12:14:05","slug":"february-1-on-sunday-confusion-on-union-budget-presentation-date-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hamslive.com\/news\/2025\/12\/february-1-on-sunday-confusion-on-union-budget-presentation-date-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"February 1 On Sunday, Confusion On Union Budget Presentation Date Continues"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Suspense over the presentation date of the Union Budget, tabled on February 1 every year since 2017, continues as the said date falls on a Sunday this year.<\/p>\n

Sources told NDTV<\/em> that it is yet to be decided whether the Union Budget 2025-26 will be presented on Saturday, January 31, or Monday, February 2, or on Sunday, February 1.<\/p>\n

The tradition of presenting the budget on February 1 was started by the then Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in 2017. This year, February 1 was a Saturday, and the interim budget was presented on that day.<\/p>\n

On February 28, 1999, the then Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presented the budget on a Sunday. He also initiated the practice of presenting the budget at 11 am instead of 5 pm.<\/p>\n

This year, February 1 also coincides with Sant Ravidas Jayanti. Further, government offices and the stock market are closed on Sundays.<\/p>\n

According to sources, the final decision will be taken by the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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