India, Feb. 1 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 on Sunday at 11 am. All eyes will be on her speech as she presents her ninth consecutive budget, as expectations are high around reforms and planned government expenditure.

This budget also comes at a time of a number of uncertainties and massive global tensions across the world. Although recent GDP growth has reached a six-quarter high of 8.2%, this year's budget comes amid geopolitical tensions, volatile commodity prices and uneven monetary easing by major central banks, as mentioned in an earlier HT report.

Here are 10 key things to watch out for in the Union Budget 2026-27:

1. Fiscal deficit, government debt:...