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Budget 2007-08
`Hold the price line' (2007/03/02)
A menu with little spice (2007/03/01)
Central Plan outlay up 26% at Rs 3.19 lakh cr (2007/03/01)
Many pluses and a few minuses: Chidambaram (2007/03/01)
Outlook on inflation (2007/03/01)
Lost fiscal ground regained (2007/03/01)
Income and savings (2007/03/01)
Budget & Rupee (2007/03/01)
From cats & dogs, to instant food mixes... FM sails through (2007/03/01)
No extra burden on corporates: Chidambaram (2007/03/01)
Comments
A welcome paradigm shift (2007/03/29)
Easing supply-side pressures (2007/03/27)
On the fine-print of the Budget (2007/03/12)
Budget's rural focus can stimulate India Inc (2007/03/07)
Simple Budget, strong signals (2007/03/06)
Two views on the Budget (2007/03/06)
In the name of the aam aadmi (2007/03/05)
Budget takes pointers from Economic Survey (2007/03/05)
Five points someone overlooked (2007/03/04)
Long on intent, short on content (2007/03/03)
A fund of changes for financial services (2007/03/02)
Making a fetish of secrecy (2007/03/02)
Good mix of fiscal measures (2007/03/01)
A boost to consumerism (2007/03/01)
Stepping stone to a developed economy (2007/03/01)
Booster dose for education, healthcare (2007/03/01)
Short-term pains for long-term gains (2007/03/01)
Continuity without fireworks (2007/03/01)
Unnecessary frenzy (2007/03/01)
Social thrust, not populist (2007/03/01)
Yes to inclusive growth (2007/03/01)
Missed, a great opportunity (2007/03/01)
Places economy on sound, sustainable track (2007/03/01)
Will it meet its objectives? (2007/03/01)
Nourishing the farm sector (2007/03/01)
No great marks (2007/03/01)
Neither fish, nor fowl, nor good red herring (2007/03/01)
Many warts on the face, says Seshasayee (2007/03/01)
No comforting hugs! (2007/03/01)
Focus on inclusive, balanced growth' (2007/03/01)
Budget fully consistent with macro objective says Birla (2007/03/01)
Agriculture
For farm sector, time to go beyond the Budget (2007/03/03)
`Budget has made an effort to address farming risks' (2007/03/03)
Govt to offer weather-based insurance scheme soon (2007/03/02)
A harvest of platitudes for farmers (2007/03/02)
`Support for dairy industry insignificant' (2007/03/01)
No recipe for agricultural renewal (2007/03/01)
`Proposals will give an edge to agro exports' (2007/03/01)
Efforts to lower maize cost (2007/03/01)
Farm sector unlikely to witness dramatic change (2007/03/01)
Focus on improving economic viability of farming (2007/03/01)
`Aims to address farm inefficiency' (2007/03/01)
Airlines
Some air-pockets in the Budget (2007/03/05)
No exemption on aircraft lease tax from April 1 (2007/03/02)
Private air travel becomes dearer (2007/03/02)
Airline sector awaits clarity on lease tax exemption (2007/03/01)
Paramount may benefit from ATF sops extension (2007/03/01)
Pvt aircraft import to be costlier (2007/03/01)
Automobiles
Budget: `Little for auto sector' (2007/03/02)
Skoda announces price cut; Hyundai plans to raise prices (2007/03/02)
Carmakers express disappointment over `exclusion' (2007/03/01)
`Nothing for battery industry' (2007/03/01)
Cement
Steel, cement companies announce hike in prices (2007/03/02)
No bag of cheer (2007/03/01)
Differential excise duty on cement (2007/03/01)
Cement companies face price-based duty (2007/03/01)
Cigarettes
Hike in excise duty on cigarettes may lead to shifting of brands (2007/03/02)
Consumer Goods
Consumer goods prices to stay put (2007/03/01)
Positive, but no bumper gains (2007/03/01)
Defence
Increase in Defence expenditure (2007/03/01)
Defence, e-governance allocations hiked (2007/03/01)
Editorial
A poor harvest (2007/03/02)
Budget with debit side bias (2007/03/01)
Education
Reading between the lines (2007/03/09)
Market-oriented reforms can score in education too (2007/03/03)
Upgradation of ITIs proposed (2007/03/02)
Higher spending on schools (2007/03/01)
Energy
Not power-packed enough (2007/03/02)
A mixed package for oil and gas industry (2007/03/01)
Power projects: Focus on faster implementation (2007/03/01)
Fertiliser
Fertiliser prices, subsidy allocation unchanged (2007/03/01)
Sugar, fertiliser sectors `disappointed' (2007/03/01)
Fertiliser - positive spin (2007/03/01)
Financial Sector
A boost to rural banking (2007/03/02)
Health insurance sector receives a boost (2007/03/01)
Reverse mortgage of property to help senior citizens (2007/03/01)
Housing finance cos may gain from reverse mortgage (2007/03/01)
Home loan of Rs 20,000 for the poor at 4% (2007/03/01)
Debt management office to be set up (2007/03/01)
Rule soon for housing mortgage guarantee cos (2007/03/01)
Chidambaram dwells on making Mumbai a global financial hub (2007/03/01)
Food Processing
Budget leaves vanaspati industry disappointed (2007/03/10)
A glucose drip for biscuits (2007/03/01)
Sunoil imports may turn cheaper on duty cut (2007/03/01)
Gems and jewellery
Scope for more lustre (2007/03/02)
Duty cuts a positive step: Jewellery sector (2007/03/02)
Polished diamonds to cost less (2007/03/01)
Customs duty lowered for gem imports (2007/03/01)
Customs duty lowered for gem imports
Health
Cautious cheer to Centre's efforts on AIDS (2007/03/02)
Hospitals
No fundamental changes for healthcare'
Thumbs up for tax holiday for NCR hotels (2007/03/02)
Well-timed, for hotels (2007/03/01)
Income-tax
`No rethink on Fringe Benefit Tax on ESOPs' (2007/03/06)
Finance Bill 2007 and personal taxation (2007/03/04)
A painful twist in the ESOP tale (2007/03/03)
Tax tweaks may re-route deposits from mutual funds (2007/03/03)
Handful for non-residents (2007/03/02)
Small gestures for the small man (2007/03/01)
Tax disadvantage after Rs 5.10 lakh (2007/03/01)
Income-tax: Marginal benefit (2007/03/01)
Info-Tech
Industry welcomes thrust on education; winces at MAT, stock options under FBT (2007/03/01)
`ESOPs under fringe benefit tax a surprise' (2007/03/01)
`Minimal impact on bottomline' (2007/03/01)
Budget fails to cheer telcos (2007/03/01)
Case for continuity of STPI' (2007/03/01)
Budget fails to excite Infosysians (2007/03/01)
IT put on a MAT diet (2007/03/01)
`Move to tax ESOPs a regressive step' (2007/03/01)
MAIT happy with stable duty regimen (2007/03/01)
Nasscom disappointed; to take up concerns with Govt (2007/03/01)
`Higher tax liability' (2007/03/01)
Poster boys take a hit (2007/03/01)
Telecom tariffs to fall with single levy regime (2007/03/01)
Infrastructure
Budget could fuel fund investment in infrastructure sector (2007/03/02)
Newer avenues for financing infrastructure (2007/03/01)
At a steady pace (2007/03/01)
Infrastructure cos buoyed by Budget (2007/03/01)
Market reaction
Now, time to rework strategy following Budget pronouncements (2007/03/05)
Bears run amok on Dalal Street (2007/03/01)
`A mix of positives & negatives' (2007/03/01)
PAN made sole ID number for investors (2007/03/01)
Larger overseas pie, but a blow for liquid funds (2007/03/01)
Institutions allowed short selling; greater market depth seen (2007/03/01)
No bad news is good news (2007/03/01)
Steps to strengthen capital market (2007/03/01)
Looking beyond market gyrations (2007/03/01)
Dividend tax on MFs investing in money markets raised (2007/03/01)
Marketing
Service tax on lease, rentals to hit retailers (2007/03/02)
Media
Bad news for media (2007/03/01)
Others
The Budget team (2007/03/01)
Pharmaceuticals
Drugs sector unhappy with lukewarm treatment (2007/03/01)
Sweet pill for pharma (2007/03/01)
Plastics
Plastic manufacturers disappointed (2007/03/02)
Printing and publishing
Fillip to publishers (2007/03/01)
Real Estate & Construction
Commercial space may cost 12% more (2007/03/02)
Roadways
`Higher outlay for NHDP welcome' (2007/03/02)
Rural Development
Bharat Nirman and flagship programmes (2007/03/01)
More for drinking water, sanitation (2007/03/01)
Tackling unemployment (2007/03/01)
Shipping
`Duty cut on dredgers import to aid minor ports' development' (2007/03/06)
Dredging up gains (2007/03/01)
Steel
Steel, cement companies announce hike in prices (2007/03/02)
Import duty on seconds, defective steel cut (2007/03/01)
Steel industry welcomes export duty on iron ore (2007/03/01)
Duty on iron ore exports (2007/03/01)
Duty cut on steel seconds (2007/03/01)
Taxation
How FMs have been spraying Budgets with DDT (2007/03/09)
DDT: Whither the level-playing field? (2007/03/08)
Increase in time limits for TP assessment (2007/03/05)
Widening the service tax net (2007/03/05)
Effect on corporates (2007/03/03)
How the Budget measures up (2007/03/03)
Changes in Excise (2007/03/03)
`1% additional education cess should be shown separately' (2007/03/03)
`Curbs on tax benefits for venture capital funds to harm innovation' (2007/03/03)
Corporates making haste on interim dividend to beat tax hike (2007/03/03)
Customs duty cuts to have minor impact on Reliance (2007/03/03)
IT cos mull parking funds in banks (2007/03/03)
`Budget has made tax laws more complicated' (2007/03/02)
Commercial space may cost 12% more (2007/03/02)
NRIs: Scope of taxability up (2007/03/02)
`Why were EOUs taxed?' (2007/03/02)
Cos may not rush in for interim dividends (2007/03/02)
Dividend distribution tax: It's better off being foreign branch office (2007/03/02)
Panel on VAT to chart out GST roadmap (2007/03/01)
CST rate down (2007/03/01)
Further cut in peak rates (2007/03/01)
MAT scope extended; stock options under FBT (2007/03/01)
Hike in dividend distribution tax upsets corporate sector (2007/03/01)
Payout tap will not run dry (2007/03/01)
Direct taxes account for 50% share of Central revenues (2007/03/01)
Textile
Making the cut (2007/03/01)
Textile tech fund scheme extended (2007/03/01)
Mixed reaction from Tirupur exporters' body (2007/03/01)
Textile industry happy with extension of TUFS (2007/03/01)
Boost for man-made textiles (2007/03/01)
Watches
Smuggling will come down: Titan (2007/03/01)
Wood-based products
Plywood cos to gain from excise duty cut (2007/03/01)
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