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• TN Budget proposes Rs 6.90 billion taxes
• Surplus Meghalaya Budget tabled, more taxes slapped
• Postal hikes to be reviewed, says Sinha
• Maharashtra presents Rs 3.45 billion deficit Budget
• Rajasthan presents a Rs 13.34 bn deficit Budget
• Karnataka imposes 4% tax on software sector
• Zoramthanga presents Mizoram Budget
• India heading for economic debt trap: Jyotiraditya
• BJP's coalition allies slam Union Budget
• Common man cynical about Budget: Cong
• Sinha rules out relaxation in dividend norms
• FII holding in insurance capped at 26%: Sinha
• PM, Sinha to discuss rollback of LPG price hike
• West Bengal presents a Rs 40-mn deficit Budget
• 'Only PM can decide on rollback of LPG price hike'
• Kerala Budget shows Rs 2.73 billion deficit
• No fresh tax in HP Budget for 2002-03
• Foreign banks cool to Indian welcome
• Tax-free deficit Budget for Orissa
• JK Budget targets Rs 87.77 bn next fiscal
• Sebi cracks down on cos over dividend
• PSU, bank, insurance staff to strike work on April 16
• MP presents a Rs 4.98 bn deficit Budget
• Govt to cut special deposit rates soon
• Harsh measures in Budget were inevitable: Shettigar
• India heading towards debt trap: Omkar Goswami
• PF rate may drop if SDS rates are cut
• Petrol price not to fluctuate on daily basis: Sinha
• Budget could be simpler and transparent in 2 yrs: Sinha
• Role of FCI to be reviewed: Sinha
• Sinha no longer favours dream Budgets, feel-good factor
• Tax rationalisation, expenditure control to continue: Sinha
• 'Any rollback will destroy Budget's balance'
• Interest rates should be linked to inflation: Sinha
• Sinha bullish on market sentiments
• Large deficit hinders move to softer rates
• Cut in petro price to offset Rs 40 hike in LPG: Sinha
• Newspapers slam Budget as unimaginative
• India's planned fiscal deficit disappointing: S&P
• Budget will boost growth, says Jalan
• Sinha says fiscal deficit 'unsustainable'
• Screen-based trading in gilts for small investors soon: Sinha
• Yashwant Sinha presents a tough budget
• Highlights of Union Budget Part A
• Highlights of Union Budget Part B
• PM lauds Budget as 'bold'
• Security surcharge will mop up resources, cut deficit: Sinha
• IDBI to be corporatised this year
• Govt to amend UTI Act, provide relief to MFs
• Politicians, industry disappointed with Budget
• Sinha keeps direct tax rates untouched, imposes 5% surcharge
• Reforms cannot be held hostage to politics: Sinha
• Budget provides flexibility for interest rate: Y V Reddy
• Budget good and modern: Lord Paul
• Budget indicates trend towards soft interest rate: SBI chief
• General Budget lacks confidence: Chidambaram
• Rs 141.91 bn allocated for science
• Cancer drugs exempted from customs duty
• States to get 7% more funds from Centre
• 15 per cent hike for MEA
• Budget fails to cheer fund industry
• Govt to shell out Rs 100 bn more on subsidies
• Sinha gives special package to textile
• 50 more items from SSI list dereserved
• Zero duty regime under IT Agreement postponed to 2005
• Huge borrowing impacts rates policy: RBI
• Borrowing pegged 5% higher at Rs 958.59 bn in 2002-03
• Budget pegs non-plan expenditure at Rs 2968.09 bn
• Special excise duty abolished on number of items
• 5% security surcharge on income above Rs 60,000
• Key allies ask govt to reconsider LPG, Kerosene hike
• Receipts pegged 12.59 pc higher at Rs 4103.09 bn
• Industry terms Budget as 'unimpressive'
• Cell phones exempted from countervailing duty
• Several life savings drugs to get cheaper
• Civil aviation sector to get a boost
• Govt announces measures to strengthen housing finance
• 5% security surcharge on income above Rs 60,000
• SEBI Act to be amended in 2002-03
• Fiscal deficit projected to decline to 5.3% of GDP
• Opposition slams Budget as anti-farmer, anti-poor
• Sinha hikes defence Budget to Rs 650 bn
• Analysts disappointed with Sinha's Budget
• Govt to phase out controls on farm exports
• Health clubs, beauty parlours brought under tax net
• Free sale sugar quota enhanced to 90%
• Govt pledges to press ahead with economic reforms
• LPG price to be hiked by Rs 40; Petrol down by Re 1
• Government presents reform Budget

Run-Up To The Budget

February 27, 2002
• Government rules out taxation of income from agriculture
• Tough measures expected in the Budget
• Budget seen reformist despite poll setback
February 26, 2002
• Special: Why some Indian states have grown faster than the others?
• Tutorial: Budget Basics: Balancing the books
• Information Technology: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Steel: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Fertilizers: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Telecommunications: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Tyres: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Automobiles: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Cement: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Paper: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Pharmaceuticals: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
• Sugar: The Rediff-Dun & Bradstreet Budget Analysis
February 25, 2002
• Rail Budget to announce new superfast trains
• Interview: 'Steps needed to check expenditure'
• Tighter disclosure norms likely
• Liquor sector wants more duties on imports
• 'Rationalise domestic tax regime for alcoholic beverage'
• Subsidies on LPG, kerosene need to be addressed
• Sops required for textile exports
• Steel seeks dumping protection
• Tourism, housing key to higher economic growth: CII
• Railways close to revenue goals
• Govt pledges to accelerate economic reforms
• Sugar sector controls to be ended shortly
• Rupee at new low of 48.84/$ as poll results weigh
• State polls cast doubt on economic reforms
February 23, 2002
• Special: 'Nehruvian economics prevented India's growth'
• Jana Shatabdi superfast trains to be launched
• Govt has few answers for revenue shortfall
• Budget likely to give a push to pension reforms
• Finance ministry in last ditch efforts to boost tax collections
• There will always be adequate forex: Jalan
• Ficci projects GDP growth rate at 5.4%
• Railways' version of golden quadrilateral project
• RBI to decide on bank rate after Budget
February 22, 2002
• Cabinet okays amendment to Industrial Disputes Act
• Duty cuts to boost consumer durables market
• Pharma industry seeks sops for research
• Higher disposable income to lift FMCG
• Software services sector caught in procedural bottlenecks
• Laws need overhaul to fight counterfeiting: Jaitley
February 21, 2002
• Direct Tax collection touch Rs 473 bn
• Tax-free, Rs 857 mn deficit budget for Andhra Pradesh
• 'It will be a reform-oriented Budget'
• ED to intensify check on terrorist funding
• Budget set to boost defence spending
• New company to take over IDBI assets, liabilities
• Pension liability set to add to Sinha's woes
February 20, 2002
• Foreign liquor firms push for duty cut
• Govt to set up ARC to combat bank NPAs
• Funds eye Indian state firms as reform hopes build
• Budget seen advancing farm sector reforms
• Status quo likely on corporate tax rate
• What to expect from Budget 2002-03
• Defence requirements to be met in Budget: Sinha
• Fare hikes likely in Rail Budget
• Defence requirements to be met in Budget: Sinha
• Traders see little change in vegoil duties
February 19, 2002
• PMO moots 26% FDI in print media, except dailies
• Budget to weave a strategy for economic revival
• Industrialists demand drastic cut in indirect taxes
• States likely to get 41% of gross budgetary support
• Nitish hints at 'difficult' Railway Budget
• Rate on small savings seen lowered in Budget
• Core sector may see 35-60% hike in Central aid
• Petrochem waits for duty cuts
• Cement needs sops for housing, roads
• Telecom equipment costs must be lowered
February 18, 2002
• Gas prices must not be hiked: Mrs Sinha
• Sinha struggles to devise Budget for growth
• Textile industry moots excise duty rationalisation
• Finance minister consistent in missing tax targets
• Rlys may increase plan support to leverage Concor
• Govt unlikely to alter gold import duty in Budget
February 16, 2002
• Capital gains tax likely to be waived for all exchanges
February 15, 2002
• Govt to allow tax benefits for donations to political parties
• Sinha to target Rs 280-billion tax receipts hike
• Govt's new strategy to woo investors
• Net direct tax mop-up at 55.4% of target
February 14, 2002
• Nalco overseas float planned prior to selloff
• Food companies set to get tax breaks
• Monopoly in manufacturing okay after divestment: DoD
• DoD trying to sweeten hotels' selloff
• Taxing conveyance perks: Govt reworks modalities
• Senior citizens need more tax rebates: Helpage India
• Nitish promises 'reasonable' Railway Budget
February 13, 2002
• Sensex seen climbing till Budget
• Hardware industry bodies' Budget wishlist
• Telephone may be taken out of one-by-six I-T scheme
• CII urges govt to arrest growth slippage
• FDI in retailing mooted, print media to be kept out
February 12, 2002
• Govt, Suzuki start talks for Maruti divestment
• The SIAM Budget 2002-03 Wish List
• Govt sets ambitious selloff target for 2002-'03
• SEZ hardware units may sell locally
• Steel import duty may be raised
• Tax domestic, foreign firms equally, say experts
• Petro ministry seeks sops for old refineries
• Textile firms seek tax reform
February 11, 2002
• The Nasscom Budget 2002-03 Wish List
• Tax to be imposed on insurance premium
• Petrol, diesel may be cheaper from April 1: Naik
• Women activists urge Sinha not to tax essential goods
• Small savings rate may see 50-100 basis points cut
• Railways plans formula to allocate projects among states
• Bankers see move to bring down rates
• Additional tax on crude oil likely
February 9, 2002
• Petrol may be cheaper by 5.22% in April
• Expenditure sanction limits may be raised
February 8, 2002
• 10% increase in defence budget likely
February 7, 2002
• ADB seeks more fiscal reforms in Budget
• Budget may cut oilseed import duty, say traders
February 6, 2002
• Tax on perks for low-income eased
• Labour, finance ministries cross swords over pension reform
• Credit cards sector wants EDC duty out
February 5, 2002
• 12 items off ECA purview; sugar decontrolled
• Fiscal reforms seen hard in Budget: Moody's
• Fresh look at share convertibility issue likely
• Be smart. Play the market before the Budget
• Govt to ease restrictions on film imports
• Expert panel moots 8% merit rate on textiles
February 2, 2002
• Govt may eliminate 900 central sector schemes
• Tax relief likely for contributions to catastrophe reserve
February 1, 2002
• Budget 2002-03: What to expect
• Housing may get 10-year tax holiday
January 31, 2002
• BJP favours abolition of tax on farm inputs
January 30, 2002
• Selective excise hike likely in Budget
• Cess on liquor, cigarettes likely to create education fund
• FDI caps may be breached on dividend default
• Govt fixes next year's Plan size at Rs 1,600 billion
• Budget unlikely to trigger bull run, feel marketmen
January 28, 2002
• External aid may be taken off Budget
• Operators chary as budget looms
• Reintroduce investment allowance, cut interest rates: CEOs
January 23, 2002
• Textile industry wants stable fiscal regime
January 22, 2002
• Customs duty may be lowered to 20%
• Budget sops may trigger off biotech revolution
• Budgetary support may increase by upto 20% for 2002-03
January 21, 2002
• CDC asks for 100% tax exemption on consultancy exports
• Service tax may go for firms with low turnover
January 17, 2002
• Ministry seeks more funds for national highways
January 16, 2002
• FM still has 85 promises to keep
January 15, 2002
• Union Budget on Feb 28
• Railways wants higher budgetary support

January 14, 2002
• Ajit Singh to oppose any move to dismantle farm subsidies
January 12, 2002
• Rahul Bajaj advocates a growth-oriented Budget
• Film industry wants freedom from customs duty, service tax
January 10, 2002
• Tourism sector wants equal treatment as infrastructure
• Sinha to hold pre-Budget ministerial meets from Jan 11
• TUs oppose labour reforms, reckless privatisation
January 9, 2002
• Scientists seek more govt aid in agri, IT, biotech, R&D
• Bankers, insurers demand tax sops as Sinha voices concern
January 8, 2002
• Planters seek tax relief in 2002-03 Budget
• Nodal body at WTO, more food subsidy to BPL demanded
January 5, 2002
• Telecom industry moots graded service tax
January 4, 2002
• Budget may levy extra cess on petrol, diesel
• Tax sops likely for companies funding elections
• War threats to be factored in the Budget: Sinha
January 3, 2002
• Sops, hike in govt investment suggested for transport sector

January 2, 2002
• Health ministry seeks hike in budget allocation
December 26, 2001
• Sinha promises budget boost to reforms
December 24, 2001
• FM to cut exemptions, boost rural economy