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Budget 2012

Analysis: Indian consumer, the biggest loser

Do you really gain from the Budget?

Income tax exemption limit raised to Rs.2 lakh

I'm ready to even bite the ballot if necessary: FM

Pay more for cars, bikes

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Budget cartoon

'Will wait till you deliver your budget'. Our cartoonist Satish Acharya's pithy take on one of the compulsions that might have made the Finance minister opt for a play-it-safe budget.

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Budget draws mixed response from commoners
Chennai/Kolkata, March 16 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukhejee's union budget today drew mixed re

Budget draws mixed response from commoners

2012 Budget: FM plays it safe

Sector impact

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Budget 2012

Clarity on GAAR to attract long-term money

Govt may withdraw excise duty on gold jewellery

Taxation of share capital gains in source countries questionable

Inflation may stay around 7% in FY13

UID will enable rural transformation: Nilekani

Low-cost bank branches under lens

Analysis of Direct Tax Proposals

Do you really gain from the Budget?

Pay more for cars, bikes

I'm ready to even bite the ballot if necessary: Pranab Mukherjee

Budget played it safe economically and politically

Budget ignores IT's tax worries

Service tax to pinch more

India Inc's reactions

Budget in two minutes

Fiscal deficit pegged at 5.1% of GDP

Budget draws mixed response from commoners

2012 Budget: FM plays it safe

Budget benefits NRIs and quashes tax fears (Comment)

Lord Paul hails Pranab for presenting a 'good budget'

Absence of bold steps in budget upsets Indian markets

Budget to be inflationary, says industry

Will increase in service tax hit common man harder than inflation?

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