New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget for the year 2026-2027, speaking for a total of 1 hour 26 minutes, making it a 86-minute long speech. The finance minister began her Budget 2026 speech at sharp 11 am and continued until 12:26 pm. The Finance Bill was formally tabled in Parliament after the finance minister ended her speech.

Nirmala Sitharaman have typically ran for 90-120 minutes in the nine budgets that she has presented, but in 2020, she presented her longest speech, speaking for two hours and 42 minutes.

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