Budget 2026 Disappointment: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the Union Budget 2026 in the Parliament. People are seeing this budget by connecting it with common people, women, farmers and youth. Many important announcements have been made by the Central Government in this budget of more than Rs 53 lakh crore. Announcements like new rail corridor, making medicines for serious diseases cheaper are being seen as big decisions of the government. Due to which some sections are also expected to get relief.

However, after the budget, the discussion has also intensified that there were many issues on which people had great expectations from the government. However, no major announcement was made on them in this time’s budget. In such a situation, some unfulfilled expectations regarding this budget are also coming to the fore. Let us know about this…..

Investors’ hopes dashed

In this budget, no special relief has been given to the investors associated with the stock market. Transaction charges have been increased for those doing business in F&O. Whereas investors were expecting a decline in it.

Along with this, it has been decided not to make any changes in long term capital gains tax and short term capital gains tax. Investors were hopeful that the government would provide relief to them by cutting taxes. But no announcement related to this has been made in the budget.

Taxpayers got a shock

Common taxpayers were expecting income tax exemption from this time’s budget. In the last budget, the government had given the facility of zero tax on annual income up to Rs 12 lakh. In such a situation, people were hoping that this limit could be increased to Rs 14 lakh in Budget 2026. But the government has decided not to make any changes in it.

Farmers’ hopes dashed

Farmers were expected to get great relief from this budget. Especially regarding the PM Kisan Yojana, he had high hopes from the government. It was believed that the assistance amount of Rs 6,000 given to farmers could be increased to Rs 12,000.

But the government did not make any changes in it. Also, no major announcement has been made on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of crops.

Senior citizens did not get special relief

This time it was expected from the budget that additional support in insurance schemes for senior citizens and some concessions in railway tickets could be announced. But the government only announced the new rail corridor and has not provided any direct facilities for the elderly.

Also read: Budget 2026: Government gives big relief to NRI investors; Investment limit doubled, residency rules also changed