Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament on Tuesday. This first budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new term following the Lok Sabha Elections introduced measures concerning capital expenditure, income tax reforms, and infrastructure development.
The Budget has sparked varied reactions across different professional sectors. Akshat Shrivastava, founder of Wisdom Hatch, condensed the budget's essence into a single sentence on social media. “Budget in 1 sentence: Relax rahein. Tax bharte rahein. And, 70 hours/week kaam karte rahein,” wrote Akshat Shrivastava on X (formerly Twitter).
Akshat Srivastava expressed his views on various budget announcements, including those concerning futures and options (F&O) trading and income tax, through a series of social media posts.
In another post, he wrote, “The best career path in India (after today's budget): Rather than becoming a FnO trader, become a bridge/road contractor in Bihar.”
Numerous social media users responded to Akshat Shrivastava's commentary on the recently unveiled budget.
In a humorous manner, a user wrote, “Poor got subsidies, wealthy got rebate; Middle-class you watch TV because you got debate.”
Here are some of the best reactions from his comment section:
“Modi ji said that this is the budget for 2047, surely he means that he will swipe away the entire middle class by 2047,” wrote one of the user.