Union Budget 2023: Ex-Finance Minister P Chidambaram says govt out of touch with people and their concerns

The responses of the opposition to the Union Budget have started trickling in, and a former Finance Minister of India, P Chidambaram has expressed disappointment. Despite provisions for the Middle Class, the Congress leader said that Budget for 2023-24 shows how far this govt is removed from people and their concerns about life, livelihood: Cong leader P Chidambaram.

Mixed reactions have so far been coming from Congress leaders, with some acknowledging few good things, while others calling the new tax regime a drop in the ocean for the Middle Class.