Mixed reviews for Union Budget 2024

The Union Budget 2024, delivered by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, has elicited a diverse range of responses.

While several individuals commended it for its emphasis on financial responsibility, employment generation, and skill development, others expressed disapproval for its failure to offer significant assistance to the middle class and its absence of true reforms.

Notable features include a higher budget allocation for defense, an increase in the tax on long-term capital gains, and no funding allocated for the census in the fiscal year 2024-2025.

The budget seeks to reconcile developmental requirements with budgetary prudence, although its reception has been diverse, with some individuals voicing dissatisfaction with the absence of substantial advantages for the middle class.