Stand-up comedian Atul Khatri's take on best and worst of Budget 2022

The best thing has been the announcement of the national tele mental health programme for mental health counselling, says Khatri

Does the Budget address the distress caused by the pandemic?

Not really. Businesses were expecting a third “booster” shot by way of reduction in direct taxes and that didn’t happen. I guess they have to rely on vaccine companies for booster shots and not the finance minister.

Will this Budget help the economy and create jobs?

It is too early to say and the Budget does not hold much promise of directly creating jobs. But with the e-passport rollout, it will definitely give employment to agents who lurk around passport offices and help you convert your old passport to new