This budget is a big relief to tax payers.

- By Pratyush Gupta (Pratyush.Gupta@genpact.com)

Wah, kya baat hai!

- By Atul Samel (atulsamel@mmfhospitals.org.in)

Why should there be different limits on income tax exemption for men and women?

- By Sunil Kuliyal (sunil_kuliyal@yahoo.com)

A second green revolution should have been initiated. Agricultural growth will help India bring down inflation (cannot help in bringing down oil prices though) and will strengthen the economy.

- By Prasad S (chiru_prasad@wipro.com)

Any service tax on forex will only be burden on exporters, honest travellers and corporates. It will instead be a paradise for grey market and hawala operators.

- By Suneel Sardana (ssardana@email.com)

In situations where both the husband and wife are working, the woman should not be given limit benefit.

- By Anonymous (abc@yahoo.com)

It's a budget for General Election 2009. Everyone has been given something but no one has been given enough to make a strong impact.

- By Rajesh (rajesh3609@yahoo.com)

Mr Chidambaram has done nothing for the middle class.

- By Chellappa (achellappa2003@yahoo.com)