<span style="color: #222222;">The budget evoked mixed responses among the business and academic circles of Kolkata, West Bengal. Debashish Dutta, President of Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry hailed the budget as a good one.<br />''<br />''Ajitabha Roychowdhury, Economic Advisor Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry appreciated the tax proposals. However, it spells nothing for the salaried people opting for the old tax regime, he opined.<br />''<br />''Naresh Pachisia, Senior Vice President of Bharat Chamber of Commerce termed it as a responsible budget which will have a positive impact on the middle-class people.<br />''<br />''Ms Amrita Chakraborty, a Bank Manager of Kolkata feels the most appreciable thing about this budget is the income tax relief.<br />''<br />''Stock Market Analyst Animesh Banerjee feels it's a good budget as it will have a much better reflection in the stock market enabling investment and positive activities.</span><br />