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The budget will also focus on strengthening manufacturing to leverage the eight free trade agreements (FTAs) concluded recently.

India's budget proposes a uniform 15.5% tax for overseas tech firms, ending tax ambiguity and boosting investment in global capability centres (GCCs).

On heritage tourism, the finance minister proposed the development of 15 archaeological sites as public destinations.

India's Finance Minister announced a ₹40,000 crore boost for the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme and launched ISM 2.0 to enhance domestic semiconductor production.

Sitharaman identified the development of city economic regions and infrastructure as one of six priority intervention areas

India proposes tax holidays for global cloud providers using local data centres, aiming to boost investment and infrastructure in the tech sector.

Budget 2026 expectations: The government is likely to rely more on RBI dividend—seen at ₹3 lakh crore—to bridge the fiscal deficit amid record capex in FY27.

The finance ministry has announced several measures aimed at reducing the procedural and administrative burden on taxpayers.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her record 9th straight Budget, on February 1. 

After presenting the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, Nirmala Sitharaman will interact with some college students from across the country.