Union Budget 2025: Top 5 key highlights, expectations and the economic roadmap – ET Auto

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Some of the most anticipated focus areas in the upcoming budget include upskilling human resources, increasing employment opportunities, revising tax structures, introducing new policy support, boosting semiconductor and defense manufacturing, and prioritising infrastructure for EV adoption and digitalisation.

Key highlights of the Union Budget 2025:

• Viksit Bharat: Economists and analysts hope this budget will set the course for achieving the goal of a Viksit Bharat (Developed India) by 2047.
• Date and Time: The budget will be presented on February 1, with proceedings expected to begin at 11 a.m.
• Economic Survey: The annual review of India’s economic performance, challenges, and potential solutions will be presented on January 31, led by Chief Economic Adviser Dr. V. Anantha Nageswaran.
• Modi 3.0: This will be the second full budget of the Modi 3.0 government and the eighth consecutive budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman.
• Stock Market: Typically closed on weekends, the stock market will remain open for trading this Saturday, February 1, 2025, due to the Union Budget announcement.

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