5 Things You Did Not Know About Union Budget 2026

Summary:


The Union Budget 2026 balances growth with fiscal responsibility, but its most interesting features lie in the details. A shift to debt-based fiscal anchoring, targeted industrial schemes for rare earths and containers, behaviour-focused market taxes, and quiet compliance relaxations together show how the budget combines financial policy with administrative reform.

5 Things You Did Not Know About Union Budget 2026

The Union Budget 2026 emphasises financial discipline and sector-orientated, selective modifications of taxation. It is central to capital expenditure, production capacity, and streamlined compliance. These arguments summarise major spending priorities and chosen policy changes that are declared in the budget.

The Union Budget 2026 holds several historical and procedural nuances that are not widely noted. Along with fiscal measures, presentation and documentation styles reflect changing ways of sharing and understanding the Indian budget. These details connect cultural practice with financial policy communication.

Exploring the Union Budget: Unearthing Fascinating Facts

1. Fiscal deficit is now linked to a long-term debt strategy

The fiscal deficit for FY27 is set at 4.3% of GDP, but what is unusual is the policy shift behind it. Instead of focusing only on yearly deficit numbers, the government has adopted a debt-to-GDP ratio as its fiscal anchor, targeting about 50% by FY30. 

This signals a move from short-term budgeting to a longer-term sustainability framework, blending discipline with continued capital spending.

2. Capital spending rise is tied to “future-ready” sectors

Capital expenditure has been increased to about ₹12.2 trillion, but the focus is not only on roads and railways. Along with defence and rail infrastructure, the budget quietly invests in AI, data centres, and energy security. This makes the capex increase more strategic than purely expansionary.

3. Manufacturing support now includes rare earths and containers

In addition to conventional manufacturing plans, the Budget has come up with rare earth corridors in some states to include mining, processing, and R&D. It also proposes a ₹10,000 crore container manufacturing scheme over five years. 

These are designed to cut the reliance on imports in the strategic supply chains, which is a relatively new trend in the industrial policy of India.

4. Market taxation changes target behaviour, not just revenue

The budget raises the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives, affecting futures and options trading. At the same time, share buyback taxation shifts from a company-level tax to capital gains in shareholders’ hands. 

These changes are designed not merely to raise revenue but to influence trading patterns and curb arbitrage opportunities, especially by promoters.

5. Tax compliance relief hides a special disclosure window

Although there is no significant change in the ITR filing date, a one-time window for disclosing foreign assets is introduced by the budget among the small taxpayers like students, young professionals and returning NRIs.

It also puts the revised time of the return to 31 March rather than 31 December. Such procedural adaptations are simple to overlook but act as a huge relief of compliance pressure on people.

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Published Date : 05 Feb 2026

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This article is for educational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Market investments are subject to risks. DSIJ Wealth Advisory Private Limited is a SEBI-registered Research Analyst (Reg. No: INH000006396) and Investment Adviser (Reg. No: INA000001142). Please consult your financial adviser before investing. 

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