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The Finance Minister, Mr Jaswant Singh, leaving North Block to present the Interim Budget in Parliament .
Agriculture
At last, some cheer for farm sector
Softer loan regime for tractor sector
Banking
Lower grants for IFCI
Capital Market
Jaswant's promise on MF schemes' dividend tax waiver
Jaswant breathes new life into debt markets
Shipping stocks float on tonnage tax plan
Defence
Defence gets Rs 25,000-cr non-lapsable upgrade fund
Disinvestment
Sell-off target fixed at Rs 16,000 cr
Editorial
No surprises
Engineering
Capital goods: Countering import competition
Experts' comment
Further reflections on the Interim Budget New
Jaswant Singh's skilful exercise New
Interim Budget — Feel-good factor is undercurrent
Interim Budget 2004-05: Understated, yet promising
Unveiling an interesting future
A misnomer of a Budget
Prosperity in sight, but miles to go
A public relations exercise
Govt betting big on industrial recovery
Highlights
Jaswant strikes right note for polls -- Sops for Central staff, promises for the rest
Interim Budget '04: Key features
Hospitals
Plan for 6 new AIIMS: What's in it for us?
Hotels
Tourisms and hotels: Thrust on infrastructure
Infrastructure
Indira Gandhi canal project gets more funds
Power
Tax breaks to result in lower power tariffs
Reactions
Interim Budget lets down trade, public: TN chamber
Mini-Budget signals good intentions: S&P
`BPO area left untouched'
`More clarity needed on BPO tax issue'
AP Chamber lauds procedural reforms
Cochin Chamber hails Budget
Simplification of service tax procedures hailed
Essar group chief hails tonnage tax proposal
Bankers guarded on viability of Budget proposals
BPO tax regime stays; industry disappointed
Capital gains sop extension welcomed
`A blueprint for development'
SMEs welcome hike in bank credit limit
Mixed reaction from tea industry
Chamber welcomes measures to alleviate poverty
Shipping
Tonnage tax regime - a shot in the arm for shipping sector
Sailing strong on shifting tax wind
Tonnage tax for shipping industry looks a certainty now
Subsidies
LPG, kerosene subsidy in for cut
Subsidy tackle leads to cut in non-Plan spending
Sugar
Sugar: Juicy plan
Taxation
`Non-coercive tax regime will continue'
Govt betting big on industrial recovery
Mechanism to lower excise penalty
Excise collections take a hit
`Direct tax issues will be addressed in regular Budget'
Stamp duties cut by half
Personal investment, taxation: Hopes belied
Tea
Tea sector still in dark on budget sops
Tea: Sweetened cup
Telecommunications
Telecom sector changes rub off on non-tax revenue collections
Tourism
Free baggage allowance for travellers hiked
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