India, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 in parliament in a few hours. This is a record ninth consecutive Budget being presented by Sitharaman. As is the case every year, this year too, all eyes are on important announcements that will shape how Indians save and spend.

Ahead of the presentation, many Indians took to social media to lay out their expectations from the Union Budget 2026-27. (Also read: Union Budget 2026: FM's budget speech to put 'unprecedented emphasis' on Part B)

Zerodha founder and CEO Nithin Kamath said in an X post that he wanted the STT to be reduced. STT or Securities Transaction Tax is a government tax applied when one trades on recognised stock exchanges.

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