Twitter reactions to Budget 2016

As Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his third Union Budget, the industry experts and politicians took to Twitter to share their views on the budget.

A common mans budget. Rural thrust.Development oriented. Emphasis on infrastructure. Cong/Left will find difficult to criticise. #Budget2016

— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) February 29, 2016

Macro adjustment is preceding very well with FD on target for this & next yr. & both Revenue & Primary deficits reduced below targets ??

— Dr Arvind Virmani (@dravirmani) February 29, 2016

Full credit to INC for #UnionBudget2016 all three thirst areas their legacy MNREGA ADHAR & Indira's nara 'Garibi Hatao'.

— T. A. G. (@TusharG) February 29, 2016

Budget2016 lacks both vision &conviction.A list of new promises w/o any account of the failure of tall promises made in last 2 budgets!(3/3)

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) February 29, 2016

Smart,innovative,progressive budget with focus on structural transformation.Emphasis on agri,infra &startups will provide impetus 2 growth.

— Amitabh Kant (@amitabhk87) February 29, 2016

I rate this 8/10 for infra, rural areas,farmers,governance,finance sector,fiscal prudence etc#BudgetTalk https://t.co/6vGHV2uVD9

— Mohandas Pai (@TVMohandasPai) February 29, 2016

#Budget2016 : Statutory backing for #Aadhaar will be a game changer! #Paperless will democratize finance, cut inefficiency & fraud

— adhil shetty (@adhilshetty) February 29, 2016

#Budget2016 will ensure a qualitative transformation in our villages & in the lives of farmers, women & marginalised sections of society.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 29, 2016

On the whole #Budget2016 has tried to be as pro-farmer as possible. Seeds have been sown for agricultural transformation & a new farming era

— M S Swaminathan (@msswaminathan) February 29, 2016

How you will double up the farmer's income by 2022,why not 2018? whats the gurantee & blue print? Will you double up the MSP in 2 yrs?

— Lalu Prasad Yadav (@laluprasadrjd) February 29, 2016

A peoples' budget with an aim to balance rural n urban growth. Hope budgetary allocation for rural urban road connectivity is fully utilised

— Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (@kiranshaw) February 29, 2016

#Budget2016 : few hits, many misses Free dialysis services, higher rural & infra spend ???? Deferring disinvestments, broadening tax net ????

— Milind Deora (@milinddeora) February 29, 2016

The huge infra spending will create jobs and fuel growth while target of doubling farm income will change the future of the nation.

— Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) February 29, 2016

congrats @arunjaitley for commitment to fiscal deficit target 3.5%. opens path for virtuous cycle--> rate cut+$ inflow+? stronger+low inflat

— Ajit Ranade (@ajit_ranade) February 29, 2016

FM @arunjaitley needs to be complimented for presenting Budget which is in line with PM's vision of overall & speedy development of India

— Prakash Javadekar (@PrakashJavdekar) February 29, 2016

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