'Tax' used 117 times, 'Bihar' mentioned 6 times by Sitharaman in Budget speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the word 'tax' 117 times while presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 on Saturday. She uttered the word 'reform' 28 times and 'development' 25 times while using 'investment' 21 times. Sitharaman used the terms 'export' 20 times and 'infrastructure' and 'budget' 19 times each. She mentioned 'MSME' 14 times, 'growth' 10 times and 'Bihar' six times.