New Delhi, February 02, 2022 (PPI-OT):After Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not announce any tax relief in the Budget for the year 2022-23, the Congress has slammed the government for betraying the middle and salaried class.

Reacting to the Budget, Congress Chief Spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “India’s salaried class and middle class were hoping for relief in times of pandemic. All round pay cuts and back breaking inflation. FM and PM have again deeply disappointed them in Direct Tax measures. This is a betrayal of India’s Salaried Class and Middle Class. #Budget2022”

Congress leader, Gaurav Gogoi said, “The budget has focused on the interests of big business friends of PM Modi. It has not tackled the problems of unemployment and inflation. This budget will only increase the inequality and leave the largest section of our population vulnerable and dependent on handouts.”

Congress leader, Jairam Ramesh, tweeted, “On the one hand, the Budget talks of climate action and protecting the environment. On the other, it pushes ecologically disastrous river-linking projects. Rhetoric sounds nice. But actions matter more. On that front, the Modi govt is on a destructive path.”

Earlier, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget for the year 2022-23 in Parliament on Tuesday. Sitharaman, who made the second paperless budget presentation as she read the speech from a tab, for one hour and 30 minutes, making it the shortest among the budget speeches that generally go for about 2 hours at least. There was no change in income tax slabs in the personal income tax category in the Budget unveiled and Indian Finance Minister did not tinker with the personal income tax rates in the Budget for 2022-23.

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