| Need for state and central govt to pass a GST law. |
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| Our work will be seen in our actions - P Chidambaram |
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| DTC proposals to raise Rs 13,300 crore, indirect tax to fetch Rs 4,700 crore |
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| Allocated INR 9,000 crores as CST compensation to states |
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| Set-top box import duty hiked |
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| Duty-free limit for gold raised to Rs 50,000 for men and Rs 1 lakh for women |
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| Levy service tax on all air condition restaurants |
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| For mobile phones priced above Rs 2,000, the duty increase from 1% to 6% |
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| Excise duty on SUVs raised from 27% to 30%, not applicable to those registered as taxis |
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| Duty cut on leather, leather good machines |
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| Excise duty raised by 18% on cigarettes |
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| Increase import duty on motor cycles from 60% to 75% |
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| Increase in import duty on high end motor vehicles from 75% to 100% |
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| Increase import duty on raw silk from 5% to 16% |
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| Customs duty on SUVs raised from 75% to 100% |
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| 5th large tax pay unit will be opened in Kolkata shortly |
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| Additional Rs 100 crore allocated to help MFIs raise capital |
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| Proposes to reduce securities transaction tax (STT) on Equity Futures to 0.01% from 0.017%. |
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| STT rates cut on equity futures to 0.01% from 0.017% |
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| Extends tax cut benefit to rupee infrastructure funds |
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| Education cess to continue |
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| Imposes 5-10% surcharge on local companies income above Rs 10 crore |
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| No plans to revise direct tax rates |
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| Surcharge of 10% on Rs 1 crore plus income earners |
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| No revision in tax slabs |
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| FY14 revenue deficit at 3.3% |
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| DBT will be rolled out during the term of the UPA Govt |
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| FY14 fiscal deficit at 4.8% |
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| Fiscal deficit for current fiscal estimated at 5.2% |
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| Plan expenditure for current at 5.55 lakh crores |
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| Allocate 532 crores for core banking at post offices |
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| 10 lakh youth can be motivated in one year though proper skill development schemes |
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| Setting up a fund with a contribution of 1,000 crore by the Govt for women |
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| We have a collective responsibility to ensure the dignity and safety of Women: Finance Minister |
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| To auction 839 licenses for FM network to cover entire India |
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| Sebi Act to be amended |
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| 294 more cities to get private radio FM stations |
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| Plans to expand private FM Radio |
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| Science and Tech for common man innovations - supporting institutions including AMU, BHU |
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| Announces higher outlay on waste management |
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| Increase allocation for defence: P Chidambaram |
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| Targets for skilling 5 crore people |
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| Propose to evolve new criteria towards human development |
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| Wind energy sector deserves incentives; provide Rs 800 crore for non renewable energy |
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| Clean and Green Energy is the priority: FM |
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| Streamlining FII registration via designated brokers |
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| Plans to issue inflation-indexed bonds |
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| SEBI to simplify KYC norms governing foreign investors |
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| Proposes to allocate Rs 600 cr to Rural Housing Fund |
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| Bank’s correspondents will be allowed to sell micro-finance |
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| Rajiv Gandhi Equity Scheme will be liberalised |
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| Home loan exemption limit hiked from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh |
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| Propose to provide Rs 2,000 crore for Urban Housing Fund |
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| Propose to set up India's 1st women's bank as a public sector bank |
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| Bring banks on CBS and e-payment systems |
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| To allocate Rs 14,000 crore for capital infusion for public sector banks |
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| Proposes to constitute Council of Experts in Ministry of Finance |
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| Indian Institute of Biotechnology to be set up at Ranchi |
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| Double SIDBI’s refinance capacity to Rs 10,000 crores |
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| Double SIDBI’s refinance capacity to Rs 10,000 crores |
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| Proposes zero customs duty for electrical plants and machinery |
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| Allocate INR 2,400 crore for textile technology upgradation |
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| Handloom sector is in distress: Chidambaram |
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| Setting up of Apparel Parks to house apparel manufacturing units |
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| Plans to launch two new industrial cities in Gujarat and Maharashtra |
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| Oil Gas policy to move from profit share to revenue share |
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| Coal imports to raise to 185 mn tones in 2016-17 |
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| We must reduce our dependence on imported coal: FM |
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| Rs 50,000 crore tax bonds to be issued in FY14 |
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| Preparatory work started for Bengaluru-Mumbai Industrial Corridor |
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| Improving power supply in Leh-Kargil region |
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| Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor has made rapid progress |
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| Rajeev Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme will be liberalised |
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| To target $1 trillion in infrastructure in the 12th plan |
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| Promises Rs 10,000 crore for Food Security Bill |
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| CCI to take up new projects shortly |
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| Constitute a regulatory authority for road projects |
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| Encourages increase investment in infrastructure |
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| Doing business in India must be seen as easy, friendly and mutually beneficial |
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| Rs 9,954 crore allocated for Rashtriya Krishi Vikas |
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| FY 14 farm credit target at Rs 7 lakh crore |
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| National Life Stock Mission to be launched; 307 crore allocated |
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| Pilot Scheme to rejuvenate coconut farms to be extended across entire Kerala |
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| Allocates Rs 500 crore for crop diversification projects |
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| Start pilot programme on Nutri Farms, allocate Rs 200 crore to start the pilots |
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| Allocates Rs 80,000 crore for Rural Development Ministry |
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| FM allocates Rs 41,561 crore for SC sub-plan |
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| Support Eastern Indian states like Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh for Green Revolution with an allocation of Rs 1,000 crore |
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| Allocate Rs 27,049 crore for Agriculture Ministry |
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| To purchase 10,000 buses under JNURM |
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| Allocation of Rs 37,330 crore for health care |
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| Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission is been continued in the 12th Plan |
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| Allocate Rs 13,215 crore for mid day meal scheme |
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| Allocating Rs 65,000 crore for education sector |
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| Setting up more water purification plants |
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| 6 AIIMS-like educational institutions have admitted first batch of students: Chidambaram |
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| Scholarships for minorities and girl child |
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| Allocate Rs 65,867 crore to Ministry of HRD |
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| To allocate Rs 1,106 crore for alternative medicine industry |
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| FY14 expenditure seen at Rs 16.65 lakh crore |
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| To increase allocation for health, family welfare |
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| To increase allocation for youth and women welfare |
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| India faces challenge of getting back to its potential growth rate of 8% |
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| Plan expenditure seen at Rs 5.53 lakh crore |
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| Allocate INR 41,561 crore to SC plan |
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| Food inflation is worrying |
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| Aggregate demand, supply issue raising inflation |
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| Foreign investment is an imperative to cut current account deficit |
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| FM: Focus on rationalising expenditures |
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| FM: Aggregate demand is a cause of inflation |
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| Encourage investments that are consistent with economic development |
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| Chidambaram: Women, schedule tribes, schedule castes have been left behind in economic growth |
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| FM: Economy has slowed down after 2010 |
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| FM: Growth rate under UPA was highest |
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| P Chidambaram: Country's most important resource are its people, thus human development is crucial |
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| High growth leading to sustainable development is the 'Mool Mantra' says FM |
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| Achieving high growth is not a novelty, we have done it before: FM |
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| China and Indonesia only large economies growing faster than India, says FM |
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| FM: Global economic growth slowed from 3.9% in 2011 to 3.2% in 2012 |
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| FM: We are not unaffected by what happens in the global economy |
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| Finance minister P Chidambaram starts presentation of Union Budget 2013-14 |
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| Budget 2013 Expectations running high: Alchemy Capital |
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| Chidambaram reaches Parliament to present Budget 2013 |
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| Chidambaram to opt for prudence over populism |
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| Union Budget 2013 speech to begin at 11am |
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| The Rupee today gained 26 paise to 53.60 against the dollar |
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| Sensex is up around 100 points ahead of budget |
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| Government is trying to address structural issues: UBS |
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| Finance Minister P Chidambaram to present the Union Budget 2013-14 today |
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