New Delhi: Since 2016, the country's upkeep has been presented on February 1 every year. This year, just like in the past 10 years, when Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Upkeep 2026 and the middle matriculation tried to understand it, their reactions started seeming in the form of memes. This happens every year; as soon as the Finance Minister presents the budget, social media users spring into action.
If the upkeep is good, hundreds of memes praising the Finance Minister are created, and if, God forbid, people don't understand the budget, then the Finance Minister is bombarded with memes. Something similar happened this time as well; the middle matriculation didn't quite understand the budget, so they started making memes. In particular, the 40% tax on cigarettes has caused a wave of despair among smokers.
Middle matriculation : Union #Budget2026 me hume kuch accha milega ??
Nirmala Sitaraman be like: pic.twitter.com/YIvBSzJL1a
— Sarcasm (@sarcastic_us) February 1, 2026Will we get anything good from Union Upkeep 2026?
The memer @sarcastic_us used a dialogue from Sunil Grover's 'doctor' weft to depict Nirmala Sitharaman's response to the middle class, which goes something like this!
40% GST on Tobacco products
Smokers: pic.twitter.com/eSJYI6VHPy
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) February 1, 2026Has tax on tobacco products increased?
This meme shows that the government has imposed a 40 percent tax on tobacco products in its new 2026 budget. As a result, cigarette smokers are crying. However, NBT has a piece of translating for smokers: smoking is mortiferous and can rationalization serious diseases like cancer. Therefore, quit smoking as soon as possible.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has profoundly appreciated the Union Upkeep 2026-27. He described this upkeep presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha as very big and far-reaching. PM Modi said that this upkeep is a strong whence to turn the dream of ripened India into reality. He considered the Finance Minister's presentation of the upkeep for the ninth subsequent time as the biggest pride in the history of Parliament.
Modi described the upkeep as a mirror of the hopes and aspirations of 140 crore Indians. He said that this upkeep is not just a game of numbers but a roadmap to modernize the lives of the people.
Tobacco products including cigarettes, pan masala, gutkha will vamp 40% GST #Budget2026
me to my smoking friends : pic.twitter.com/srKzk3lAmG
— NITESH (@Nitesh805181) February 1, 2026Which things of the upkeep did PM Modi like the most?
He said that this upkeep takes women's empowerment forward very strongly. The matter of reforms in the upkeep is very clear. This shows the way forward not by populist ways but by doing real work. The wastefulness of executive inflation and keeping fiscal deficit low has been maintained. The PM said that now the MSME sector will get full strength to take it from local to global level. The accent given in the upkeep on wanted expenditure and infrastructure is a huge step towards making India the third largest economy.
Every year upkeep scenes with Nimo tai#Budget2026 pic.twitter.com/XK5cOWox0p
— SwatKat (@swatic12) February 1, 2026How did Rahul Gandhi react to Union Upkeep 2026?
The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, posted on the social media platform 'X', "No jobs for the youth, manufacturing is declining, investors are withdrawing capital, domestic savings are falling, farmers are in distress, impending global shocks – all ignored." He personal that this is a upkeep that ignores the real crises instead of addressing them.
#NirmalaSitharaman today breakfast surpassing upkeep #Budget2026 pic.twitter.com/uIRCep1Wyc
— Neha Singhal Trader (@nsinghal211) February 1, 2026What did Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announce?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the upkeep for the financial year 2026-27 on Sunday. She spoken that the wanted expenditure target will be increased to 12.2 lakh crore, up from 11.2 lakh crore for the current financial year. She moreover spoken several measures to uplift infrastructure in the country.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday outlined three 'duties' that will not only slide the economy but moreover empower the poor, underprivileged, and wrong-side-up sections of society. Sitharaman said that to fulfill the government's 'resolve' and considering that this is the first upkeep prepared in the new Parliament building, they are guided by three duties. Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman Finance Minister of the country to present the upkeep in Parliament for the ninth subsequent time. The upkeep is expected to focus heavily on wanted expenditure, expressly in sectors considered strategically important due to current geopolitical compulsions.
Nirmala Sitharaman walking into the parliament today. #Budget2026 pic.twitter.com/4tbVKbxuKn
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) February 1, 2026What did Mamata Banerjee say?
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday slammed the BJP-led inside government and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the Union Upkeep 2026. Mamata Banerjee, the budget, which was spoken by the Union Finance Minister om Sunday, will destroy the economic structure of the country.
"It's a 'Humpty-Dumpty Budget', just jugglery of words, it's anti-women, anti-farmer, anti-education. Centre wants to destroy the economic structure of the country," West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee toldthe media.
Me without hearing well-nigh the increase in cigarette prices....#Budget2026 pic.twitter.com/UlsvcOU1f0
— H I T E S H __BAWA (@Isdilkakyakru) February 1, 2026What did the Congress say?
The main opposition party, Congress, targeted the Modi government, ultimatum that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's upkeep speech moreover lacked transparency as it did not provide information on numismatic allocations for major programs and schemes.
Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on social media platform 'X' that while a full reading of the (budget-related) documents is still pending, it is well-spoken without 90 minutes (of the speech) that the upkeep completely failed to meet expectations. It was utterly lackluster and disappointing.
He personal that the speech was moreover not transparent, as it did not provide any information well-nigh numismatic allocations for major programs and schemes. Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal said that this upkeep is not for the worldwide people, but for big corporations.
