| Higher levy to make cigarettes dearer |
| Cigarette prices are set for an unprecedented rise after the budget proposal of a steep hike in.. | Read.. |
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| Jolt to share deals of unlisted firms |
| The government proposes to plug a loophole that allowed companies to transfer shares of unliste.. | Read.. |
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| Fuel frown but lots to cheer |
| Has Pranab babu satisfied the country’s expanding iPhone and BlackBerry brigade? The Telegraph .. | Read.. |
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| Happy for AAM ADMI |
| The hike in MAT notwithstanding, corporate India is pleased with the incentives that the budget has .. | Read.. |
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| What they said then - What they say now |
| How badly had you been hit by theeconomic downturn of 2008-09?.. | Read.. |
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| How the ABC rate IT |
| How do you rate the budget on a feel-good scale of 1-10?.. | Read.. |
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| A mix of mirth and moan |
| Home loan portfolio growth of housing finance firms and SCBs combined (in %).. | Read.. |
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| More in your pocket |
| Sanchayan Nath (28) is a post-graduate diploma holder from IIM-Bangalore. He works with the research.. | Read.. |
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| My money |
| The top line of Budget 2010-11 looks great from a savings and investment perspective.. | Read.. |
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| MAT hike to foster equality among firms |
| The government today proposed to increase the overall minimum alternate tax (MAT), the amount c.. | Read.. |
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| Cut in net borrowings fails to mask worries |
| The government is pruning its net borrowings to Rs 3,45,010 crore — a fall of 13.4 per cent fro.. | Read.. |
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| Pranab takes a deficit gamble |
| Is finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s claims that he is putting the fisc back on track f.. | Read.. |
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| Coal prices set to surge |
| Coal prices are set to rise following the budget proposal made by finance minister Pranab Mukhe.. | Read.. |
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| FM’s balancing act |
| In the midst of expectations to regain accelerated growth and fiscal consolidation by way of “n.. | Read.. |
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| Road infrastructure gets its due |
| Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the budget for 2010 today. As expected, infrastructure re.. | Read.. |
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| Infotech feels inspired |
| The mood of the Indian IT companies has moved to that of cautious optimism. The Indian IT services i.. | Read.. |
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| Plinth ready for costlier cement |
| Cement prices may go up on account of the excise duty hikes on the commodity as well as on petr.. | Read.. |
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| Affordable housing gets a boost |
| Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee’s budget has re-instilled confidence that the Indian economy .. | Read.. |
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| Hard to find a negative point |
| The budget-industry connect now has a completely different framework from the past. Earlier, it was .. | Read.. |
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| Ambitious selloff target |
| The government plans to raise Rs 40,000 crore from stake sales in state-owned companies — a sum.. | Read.. |
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| Strain on gold import |
| Gold, silver and platinum will cost more following Pranab Mukherjee’s decision to hike cus.. | Read.. |
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| Private bank list set to get longer |
| The coming years could see new entrants in the Indian banking space. Finance minister Pranab Mu.. | Read.. |
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| More services come under 10% tax net |
| The government today brought eight new services, including brand promotion, under the tax net even .. | Read.. |
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| Balance between growth & tax need |
| Fiscal consolidation is the hallmark of the budget presented by the finance minister Pranab Mukherje.. | Read.. |
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| Role of enabler is tough to perform |
| This budget is built around two themes: fiscal balance and inclusive growth. .. | Read.. |
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| Realistic approach to long-term targets |
| A good corporate budgeting and planning exercise starts with the macro assumptions and concludes wit.. | Read.. |
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