Union Budget 2026: Sitharaman’s power team who makes India's Budget and decides your taxes

As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares the Union Budget for FY2026-27, a core team of senior bureaucrats is shaping its fiscal strategy. Anuradha Thakur, Arvind Shrivastava, Vumlunmang Vualnam, M Nagaraju, Arunish Chawla, K Moses Chalai, and V Anantha Nageswaran are key figures. Their work involves taxation, expenditure, disinvestment, and financial sector policy.