Budget 2018: These Tweets Will Make You Laugh, Even If You Don't Get The Budget

New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today presented his last full budget before next year's general elections. While pundits are still evaluating their verdict on the 2018 Union Budget, Twitter's real-time and instant feedback on the Budget is in, accompanied with wit and dry humour. While the Finance Minister announced a slew of new measures, it was the status quo in individual income tax rates that saw the most chatter among the keyboard warriors of Twitter. Soon after Arun Jaitley's nearly two hour speech, Twitter was imagining middle class' reaction to the Budget.

We've rounded up some of the funniest tweets on the 2018 Union Budget:

The before....
 

How Income tax payers watching the budget... #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/7cNF8XitYX

— Broken Pundit (@Brokenpundit) February 1, 2018

And the after..
 

After listening budget session #Budget2018

Middle class pic.twitter.com/LgxXTqmeBS

— Squirrel_of_Ram (@Squirrel_Soul) February 1, 2018

Common man to Arun Jaitley #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/BXdMI1bdoZ

— Akshay Jain (@AkshayKatariyaa) February 1, 2018

An honest tax-payer looking for benefits in the budget year after year #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/BHVsUnVnAp

— The-Lying-Lama (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 1, 2018

Salaried class person checking #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/kIddSgCSAK

— Maithun (@Being_Humor) February 1, 2018

You can say goodbye to your Bitcoin dreams because the Finance Minister declared the government will eliminate the use of cryptocurrencies.
 

Hey crypto. Wasn't meant to be girl. Dad said no.

— Vir Das (@thevirdas) February 1, 2018

So. Who lost how much money today? #bitcoins #Budget2018

— mostlyharmlessgirl (@JhinukSen) February 1, 2018

Still don't understand the Budget? You're not alone
 

Trying to understand #Budget2018. pic.twitter.com/RwKKOffkPp

— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) February 1, 2018

Economists and chartered accountants to the rescue
 

Pic 1 : Number of economists on other days
Pic 2 : Number of economists on budget day#Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/MeVfWnqL6S

— Gatirodh (@Gatirodh) February 1, 2018

CA on budget day #Budget2018 pic.twitter.com/Ht1QoGMAG7

— Dhanesh (@CA_Dhanesh) February 1, 2018

How can Twitter forget baby Taimur because it's been 2 days, 5 hours, 53 seconds since we last heard about him. *seriously, where is he*
 

Kareena: Taimur ko TV dekhni hai

Indian Media: Taimur is all set for #Budget2018

— Akshay Jain (@AkshayKatariyaa) February 1, 2018

BREAKING NEWS: Taimur is getting ready to watch #Budget2018

— PhD in Bakchodi (@Atheist_Krishna) February 1, 2018

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced no changes in income tax rates for individuals in today's budget, something which was met with disappointment on Twitter. To add to it, many were disheartened about the introduction of the new 10% long-term capital gains tax on income exceeding Rs 1 lakh from investment in stock markets and market-linked mutual funds.

Still trying to decode the Budget? Here's the list of winners and losers. And if you're still tangled up in figuring out taxes, try this.

If you missed the live speech, here are the highlights from Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's Budget address.