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Union Budget 2025: No income tax up to ₹12 lakh. Internet has hilarious reactions

Union Budget 2025: No income tax up to ₹12 lakh. Internet has hilarious reactions

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India news | Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that people with salaries up to ₹12 lakh ($13,841) would not have to pay any income tax as per the new regime under the Union Budget 2025, and the internet can't keep calm.

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her budget speech on Saturday that people with salaries up to ₹12 lakh ($13,841) would not have to pay income tax as per the new tax regime under the Union Budget 2025 and the internet can't keep calm.

Just after the announcement, thrilled netizens took to social media to express their joy, and the internet was filled with hilarious memes.

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From Bollywood movies like Krrish, Welcome, and Lagaan, to using an AI image of Nirmala Sitharaman to show her as Jaya Bachchan from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, take a look at this hilarious memefest:

Budget 2025 memes

Under the new tax regime, taxpayers earning up to Rs 12 lakh (Rs 12.75 lakh for salaried taxpayers with a standard deduction of Rs 75,000) will have to pay zero tax.

(With inputs from agencies)

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