Nirmala Sitharaman is the current Finance Minister of India.

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Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman’s power team which makes India's Budget and decides your taxes
The Union Budget for FY2026-27 is being prepared by a core team of senior bureaucrats led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This team, including officials like Anuradha Thakur, Arvind Shrivastava, and Arunish Chawla, is responsible for shaping the fiscal strategy, including taxation, expenditure, disinvestment, and financial sector policy. Their work is crucial for determining the government's economic priorities and the impact on taxpayers, making this information highly relevant for competitive exam preparation.
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The core team shaping the Union Budget 2026-27 includes Anuradha Thakur, Arvind Shrivastava, Vumlunmang Vualnam, M Nagaraju, Arunish Chawla, K Moses Chalai, and V Anantha Nageswaran.
The team's work involves taxation, expenditure, disinvestment, and financial sector policy decisions.
The Union Budget is prepared for the fiscal year 2026-27.
The Union Budget is a crucial document that determines the government's economic priorities and impacts taxpayers.
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