When things get too technical, too financial or too boring to handle in the parliament, trust people to lighten the atmosphere on Twitter. As the Union Budget for 2017 was being announced finance minister Arun Jaitley, Twitter had its alternative version being live tweeted simultaneously. Here’s the funniest tweets on the major announcements from the Budget.
1. On the lowered tax rate on income slab of Rs, 2,50,000 – 5,00,000 from 10% to 5%
#Budget2017
10% surcharge on persons earning 50L+. It's called surcharge because when you earn over 50L, people usually call you Sir.— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) February 1, 2017
2. On unemployment
https://twitter.com/juniorbacchhan/status/826677448448172032
Pic1: When you get to know TAX exemption limit has been increased.
Pic2: When you realised you are still jobless pic.twitter.com/a62gij9tbU— The Viral Fever (@TheViralFever) February 1, 2017
4. On middle class reactions to the Budget.
Reaction of honest tax payers after watching every #Budget in India. #Budget2017 pic.twitter.com/Dk8WOTn0xV
— The Lying Lama 2.0 (@KyaUkhaadLega) February 1, 2017
5. On the prime minister’s animated table-thumping after every point.
https://twitter.com/sachya2002/status/826673893393965056
6. An alternative summary
https://twitter.com/desiboho/status/826664890332950528
7. And finally
https://twitter.com/Singhlicious/status/826698919325229056