The budget is out and so are the memes.
In the age of social media, nothing escapes scrutiny, and Budget 2023 was no exception. Nirmala Sitharaman’s fifth Budget presentation made some key announcements on agritech, artificial intelligence, upskilling, and tax relaxation for startups.
POV: Finance Minster trying to give relief to all sectors at Budget 2023#FinanceMinister #Memes #DailyMemes #Budget20203 #UnionBudget2023 pic.twitter.com/T50UcIsPeZ
— 5paisa (@5paisa) January 22, 2023
POV: Finance Minster trying to give relief to all sectors at Budget 2023#FinanceMinister #Memes #DailyMemes #Budget20203 #UnionBudget2023 pic.twitter.com/T50UcIsPeZ
— 5paisa (@5paisa) January 22, 2023
While gold, silver, and diamond became more expensive, even kitchen chimneys saw a rise in their rates.
Doing what they do best, Indian Twitterati had a field day with a slew of reactions to the “Amrith Kaal Budget”!
Middle Class watching the Budget only for Income Tax Slab announcement.. #Memes #Budget #Budget2023 #MemesForThePeople #IndianEconomy #India #taxslab #indiegame #indiedeveloper #nectarStudio pic.twitter.com/BpGVZArVQ2
— nectar Studio (@nectarStudio1) February 1, 2023
Middle Class watching the Budget only for Income Tax Slab announcement.. #Memes #Budget #Budget2023 #MemesForThePeople #IndianEconomy #India #taxslab #indiegame #indiedeveloper #nectarStudio pic.twitter.com/BpGVZArVQ2
— nectar Studio (@nectarStudio1) February 1, 2023
Budget starts approaching.
People on twitter: pic.twitter.com/dyjYKC55nN
— Finance Memes (@Qid_Memez) January 31, 2023
Budget starts approaching.
People on twitter: pic.twitter.com/dyjYKC55nN
— Finance Memes (@Qid_Memez) January 31, 2023
India’s middle class found some respite this year as the FM announced no tax to be levied on annual income of up to Rs 7 lakh under the new tax regime.
Summary of #Budget2023 for salaried class. pic.twitter.com/Rn2QOIsRTJ
— Memory of the world (@TopAngleViews) February 1, 2023
Summary of #Budget2023 for salaried class. pic.twitter.com/Rn2QOIsRTJ
— Memory of the world (@TopAngleViews) February 1, 2023
Finally ache din for middle class is here😌!
No effective tax upto 7 lakhs!#Budget #incometax #BudgetSession #India pic.twitter.com/DMBXAQCnPT
— Himanshu Nirala (@ihknirala) February 1, 2023
Finally ache din for middle class is here😌!
No effective tax upto 7 lakhs!#Budget #incometax #BudgetSession #India pic.twitter.com/DMBXAQCnPT
— Himanshu Nirala (@ihknirala) February 1, 2023
But wait till you read the fine print.
Salaried class seeing headlines “Tax slabs changed” vs reading the full article #Budget2023 pic.twitter.com/xwe2e1Ns0K
— Vijaya lakshmi (@_ilovemomos) February 1, 2023
Salaried class seeing headlines “Tax slabs changed” vs reading the full article #Budget2023 pic.twitter.com/xwe2e1Ns0K
— Vijaya lakshmi (@_ilovemomos) February 1, 2023
Tell Us in the comment , What You Think About That😁#budget2023 #incometax #meme2023 #budgetmeme #taxwithease pic.twitter.com/VHl7SQxxBd
— TaxWithEase (@taxwithease) February 1, 2023
Tell Us in the comment , What You Think About That😁#budget2023 #incometax #meme2023 #budgetmeme #taxwithease pic.twitter.com/VHl7SQxxBd
— TaxWithEase (@taxwithease) February 1, 2023
Salaried class waiting for #Budget2023. pic.twitter.com/mBfb56FeXl
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) February 1, 2023
Salaried class waiting for #Budget2023. pic.twitter.com/mBfb56FeXl
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) February 1, 2023
#Budget2023
Middle class benefit in budget 2023 pic.twitter.com/BN0F1tkOuT
— 𝙋𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙬𝙖𝙡 (@pkch0udhary) February 1, 2023
#Budget2023
Middle class benefit in budget 2023 pic.twitter.com/BN0F1tkOuT
— 𝙋𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣 𝘽𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙬𝙖𝙡 (@pkch0udhary) February 1, 2023
Cigarettes became more expensive. And, the tension is palpable!
#UnionBudget2023
Custom duty on cigarettes increased.
Smokers :pic.twitter.com/DC3oKN5M5n
— Tweeting Quarantino (@rohitadhikari92) February 1, 2023
#UnionBudget2023
Custom duty on cigarettes increased.
Smokers :pic.twitter.com/DC3oKN5M5n
— Tweeting Quarantino (@rohitadhikari92) February 1, 2023
Smokers be like. #Budget2023 pic.twitter.com/f5zluNu29W
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) February 1, 2023
Smokers be like. #Budget2023 pic.twitter.com/f5zluNu29W
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) February 1, 2023
Emergency meet of panwadi after budget#cigarettes pic.twitter.com/IX2n3OVVP1
— Ashish gupta (@chatora_baniya) February 1, 2023
Emergency meet of panwadi after budget#cigarettes pic.twitter.com/IX2n3OVVP1
— Ashish gupta (@chatora_baniya) February 1, 2023
16% custom duty increased on cigarettes #Budget2023
Cigarettes to smokers : pic.twitter.com/CKCTW9OvTN
— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12) February 1, 2023
16% custom duty increased on cigarettes #Budget2023
Cigarettes to smokers : pic.twitter.com/CKCTW9OvTN
— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12) February 1, 2023
#budget meme #BudgetSession #SitaRamam #incometax pic.twitter.com/mb02ZoOmUE
— Akash Krishna Sharma (@Akash_sharmaAdv) February 1, 2023
#budget meme #BudgetSession #SitaRamam #incometax pic.twitter.com/mb02ZoOmUE
— Akash Krishna Sharma (@Akash_sharmaAdv) February 1, 2023
And here’s an ode to the best friends of the government: Business leaders and startups.
Business leaders defending Government after every budget 😂 pic.twitter.com/Msz6JDcoH3
— Finance Memes (@Qid_Memez) February 1, 2023
Business leaders defending Government after every budget 😂 pic.twitter.com/Msz6JDcoH3
— Finance Memes (@Qid_Memez) February 1, 2023
Me, getting post-budget reactions from startups. pic.twitter.com/dBo8YyM714
— Ivan Mehta (@IndianIdle) February 1, 2023
Me, getting post-budget reactions from startups. pic.twitter.com/dBo8YyM714
— Ivan Mehta (@IndianIdle) February 1, 2023
Here are some bonus tweets, just for laughs!
Me understanding the whole budget through twitter and instagram memes instead of listening to the speech😌 pic.twitter.com/pUTPyMdEXs
— Ayushka (@Ayushka15) February 1, 2023
Me understanding the whole budget through twitter and instagram memes instead of listening to the speech😌 pic.twitter.com/pUTPyMdEXs
— Ayushka (@Ayushka15) February 1, 2023
Utho Anarkali budget aane waala hai – It’s time to be economists 🤓#UnionBudget2023 #memes pic.twitter.com/RC3cG3B0jL
— Shaina Gulati (@shainagbedi) January 31, 2023
Utho Anarkali budget aane waala hai – It’s time to be economists 🤓#UnionBudget2023 #memes pic.twitter.com/RC3cG3B0jL
— Shaina Gulati (@shainagbedi) January 31, 2023
Engineers to their CA friends. #Budget2023 #Budgetmeme pic.twitter.com/4Dj03l64yW
— Beyoung.in_official (@BeyoungFolks) February 1, 2023
Engineers to their CA friends. #Budget2023 #Budgetmeme pic.twitter.com/4Dj03l64yW
— Beyoung.in_official (@BeyoungFolks) February 1, 2023
New regime. Old regime. Crux of Budget. pic.twitter.com/rbLNKvF8Lk
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) February 1, 2023
New regime. Old regime. Crux of Budget. pic.twitter.com/rbLNKvF8Lk
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) February 1, 2023
CAs trying to figure out if the old or new tax regime is better for each client after today’s budget speech by Nirmala Sitharaman pic.twitter.com/iuFrZfX4qu
— Zucker Doctor (@DoctorLFC) February 1, 2023
Edited by Saheli Sen Gupta
