Union Budget 2025: How long is the average budget presentation speech?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her eighth Union Budget on February 1, 2025. Her longest budget speech, delivered in 2020, lasted 162 minutes, while her shortest was just 58 minutes in February 2024. Budget speech durations have historically ranged from 90 to 120 minutes, with some exceeding or falling short of this timeframe.