India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, February 1, will present the Union Budget 2025-'26 in the Lok Sabha at 11am.

The budget speech will outline the government's fiscal policies, revenue and expenditure proposals, taxation reforms, and other significant announcements. Follow Budget LIVE updates here

Ahead of the budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hinted at the possibility of a generous budget for the poor and middle classes.

"I pray to Goddess Lakshmi that the poor and the middle-class sections in the country are blessed by her," Modi said while speaking to reporters outside the parliament in New Delhi.

The middle class is usually seen as being most invested in income tax rates, which come unde...