 Middle-Class Struggles Take Center Stage in Budget Memes

Feb 01, 2025 Khushi Kumari

The Finance Minister presents her eighth consecutive Union Budget in the Lok Sabha today

[{"selector":"#anim-d139b5ff-d13b-4cac-8d1f-79d36fb408b9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a1dfbf7-3cb7-4062-91b8-ac4e7f3e54fc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.39084%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e718bf98-3c40-43b9-8184-f7a821d9aa1a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-85ab22ab-560f-41f3-a255-a97b8b442063","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e144450-9dba-4457-9c48-af8059ac9e06","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-47b26fc6-bd1e-49ae-a089-1091c27a1bc2","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.04179%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The saree Nirmala Sitharaman wore today was gifted by Dulari Devi, a celebrated Mithila artist

[{"selector":"#anim-95f83db8-fd37-4d0e-b084-96c6465873fe [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(23.281249872003944%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-332e2a0a-17e8-4071-ab03-0dd483192bcc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.39084%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e60b1b24-c9a0-42e1-9064-0313804a45ef","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7eb67152-f6b3-4612-b401-943fbae176c0","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f434b565-ded9-4b27-b9ab-1dbea0fb957f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-471553d0-7c6b-4a4b-925c-56b2dc7d8a90","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.04179%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The Budget outlines key fiscal policies, revenue proposals, and taxation reforms to shape the nation's economy

[{"selector":"#anim-9f57201f-d2b7-429a-a350-5411794ded62 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(29.63958323747851%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e7aa21b-15ac-40fa-a58e-0465c8161c6d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.39084%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94b08c11-b440-403d-a04e-f678c4998951","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6bf38c3d-195e-478b-a829-3b54db78d161","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e37186b-ff7c-4c70-873d-26237caa854a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3115e457-4623-4f16-954a-f395c5558074","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.04179%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The middle class is waiting for tax breaks and relief in the Union Budget, making them the center of attention this year

[{"selector":"#anim-78b786b9-6477-4cb6-bac5-8cc92b3c195c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-68ce9f5b-2401-480c-8a09-432920170955","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.39084%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ccf6d121-6391-4824-9aaa-b559915f402c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-05b0cb8a-3ab3-4ac0-a8cb-d9da9eb2f85b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ff7705ee-3fb5-4d14-aaa8-142b1d53b028","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-519b2f54-ebbb-461f-8977-90de70941dfd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.04179%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Netizens flood social media with memes, sharing their hopes, dreams, and sarcasm about the Budget

[{"selector":"#anim-87411f15-865f-48f5-98bc-988a74670180 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(34.170081871157784%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8636a0b8-0ce5-4398-bdd3-9f78c7521ba4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.39084%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-65904d2e-c498-481e-9bcf-70557a42b00a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-794aa347-777a-4218-9de4-ad69895aee82","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9aa45dcb-c069-4eb4-a2f5-230018d169c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab8a4a5f-2e37-411a-9b48-b6353a8b309f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.04179%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Budget memes have become a digital tradition—where humor meets fiscal expectations

[{"selector":"#anim-8bb03fd9-6270-49e6-ace4-f458c278016e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(47.01534081321023%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25f74d56-078d-4b05-8608-7fd5b2b4f3bc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(105.39084%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8e309abb-aa86-49a1-b861-c12310e492d8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-48d27919-1481-480e-b984-3eb55ff8cc50","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f09c1b8a-879f-4ade-88eb-6b7db8c1db94","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a80bc6f6-3d2d-4693-9e31-bfaab8b49098","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.04179%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Read More Villages in India Where You Forget Your Stress Crowning Glory: Top 10 Countries with the Most Miss World Wins Salman Khan’s ₹34 Lakh Watch: A Tribute to Ram Janmabhoomi Essential Oils to Purify Your Home This Chaitra Navratri