Budget 2022: No tax relief for middle class, special benefits for differently abled, startups

Changes in the income tax slabs, changes in the income tax rates, hike in standard deduction, hike in basic exemption limit, section 80C limit, work from home tax benefits — these were the many expectations the common man had from Budget 2022. All of these did not find any mention in the finance minister’s Budget 2022 speech, leaving the individual taxpayer disappointed.