Union Minister Piyush Goyal presented the interim budget in parliament today and some big ticket announcements in it have created quite a buzz online. Among the most-discussed measures were a tax rebate for those who earn upto Rs 5 lakh, an income support scheme for farmers and a new pension program for workers.
"Those with income upto Rs 5 lakh will not be required to pay any tax," said Piyush Goyal, adding that individuals earning gross income of Rs 6.5 lakh per year with investments for savings would be exempt from tax. He also announced a pension scheme for workers in the unorganised sector with a monthly income of up to Rs 15,000.
On Twitter, the budget soon led to a flood of memes and jokes. While some celebrated the tax relief, others criticised the budget with sarcastic tweets.
Take a look at some of the reactions below:
Middle class salaried people watching #Budget2019 from start to finish. pic.twitter.com/rTPxqXf4JN
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) February 1, 2019
#Budget2019 #Budget2019
— Aman Singh (@amansin0209) February 1, 2019
Income tax rebate increased upto 5 lakhs genuine salaried tax payers right now @PiyushGoyal @narendramodi pic.twitter.com/xdrlTnzaKA
Middle class right now. #Budget2019 #BudgetForNewIndia pic.twitter.com/NdeoInUdbC
— Akshay (@AkshayKatariyaa) February 1, 2019
A lot of before-and-after memes were made.
Middle class before and after #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/JBbK8PQWVM
— Kuptaan (@Kuptaan) February 1, 2019
Salaried Class before and after #Budget2019 pic.twitter.com/WOtVVI0gOt
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) February 1, 2019
And there were many jokes.
Deleting all the "middle-class" jokes from drafts. #Budget2019
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) February 1, 2019
This is what Piyush Goyal did to the opposition with #Budget2019 . pic.twitter.com/CzEFFJF3MR
— Krishna (@Atheist_Krishna) February 1, 2019
Pic1- Opposition before #Budget2019
— Dhavan kadia (@dhaone110) February 1, 2019
Pic2- Opposition After #Budget2019#BudgetSession2019 #BudgetForNewIndia pic.twitter.com/ElDapx37tu
Which tweet made you laugh out loud? Let us know using the comments section below.
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