"There are lots of statements in the budget, but there is no clear cut policy or allocation of funds that I can see in the budget...There are no programmes in this budget that will complement development and job creation," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
He said "This is an incremental budget...It is not growth oriented and there is nothing to favour generation of jobs" Chief Minister said he has not gone through the budget completely and was commenting only on the basis of highlights he has gone through.
"There was also expectation of growth in income because of demonetisation, but it is not seen. There is no increase in the income tax revenue," he added.
Alleging that not much has been done for agriculture, Siddaramaiah said there is mere increase in agriculture credit despite severe drought being faced by several states including Karnataka.
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On the other hand, calling the budget as pro poor and downtrodden, State BJP Chief B S Yeddyurappa said it is a "historic budget".
He said impetus has been given to poverty alleviation, rural infrastructure and increasing the income of farmers.
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