*Budget Trivia: A Journey Through History* Did you know? The Union Budget was traditionally presented at 5:00 pm on the last working day of February until 1999, a colonial practice designed to align with the British Parliament’s schedule. In 1999, Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha moved the presentation to 11:00 am, making it more convenient for Indian audiences. In 2017, Arun Jaitley further changed the tradition by presenting the Budget on February 1 every year.