Budget 2025 Highlights: Here Are All The Key Features Of Union Budget Presented By Nirmala Sitharaman
Individuals earning up to Rs 12 lakh annually will not have to pay any income tax under the new tax regime as Sitharaman gave relief to the middle class by raising exemption limit and rejigging slabs.

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Budget 2025 Highlights Live: Key Features
Below is the document which includes the Key Features Of Union Budget 2025-26.
Budget 2025 Highlights Live: Zero Income Tax Till Rs 12 Lakh Income Under New Tax Regime
Slabs and rates being changed across the board to benefit all tax-payers
New structure to substantially reduce taxes of middle class and leave more money in their hands, boosting household consumption, savings and investment
‘Nil tax’ slab up to ₹12 lakh (₹12.75 lakh for salaried tax payers with standard deduction of ₹75,000)
(Source: PIB)
Budget 2025 Highlights Live: No More Income Tax On Annual Income Up To Rs 12 Lakh
#UnionBudget2025 | Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says, " I am now happy to announce that there will be no income tax up to an income of Rs 12 lakhs." pic.twitter.com/rDUEulG3b9
— ANI (@ANI) February 1, 2025
Budget 2025 Highlights Live: Govt Announces Nuclear Energy Mission With Outlay Of Rs 20,000 Crore
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Nuclear Energy Mission to promote research and development of small modular reactors, with an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore. She also announced 10,000 fellowships for tech research at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and Indian Institute of Science (IISC) in the next five years.
Budget 2025 Highlights Live: Fiscal Deficit Target Set At 4.4% Of The GDP
India aims to continue on its fiscal consolidation path in the ongoing financial year, after bettering its deficit target for the current fiscal.
The union government will target a fiscal deficit of 4.4% of the GDP for FY26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday.
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