Budget Trivia: Guess who has delivered the longest Budget speech

Come 1 February and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget. This year, the annual financial statement will be an interim Budget, as the country will go to the polls later in the year. Notably, this will be Sitharaman’s sixth time presenting the Budget since she became finance minister. But can you guess who delivered the country’s first Budget speech? Do you know that the Budget wasn’t always presented on 1 February? Also, did you know who has the honour of delivering the longest Budget speech? If you want to increase your Budget IQ, here are some interesting facts and trivia about the country’s annual financial statement.