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Budget 2013: Chidambaram nets big fish
Budgets presented in the run-up to elections, whether in the pre or post-reforms era, have tended to showcase how much the government is doing for the common man.

Union Budget 2013: Shockwaves on the Rich-ter scale, crorepatis clubbed with 10% surcharge blow
P Chidambaram decided to take a leaf out of the Warren Buffett rule book by whacking the wealthy with a rich tax, though he said it was only for the period of a year.

Union Budget 2013: Chidambaram has it covered for insurers
Insurance CEOs are excited about the proposals announced by the finance minister that make it easier to distribute policies.

Union budget 2013: Hefty duty could blow set-top fuse

TNN | | Television set-top boxes are likely to get costlier this year thanks to an increase in customs duty from 5% to 10% announced by the finance minister.

Union Budget 2013: We should stop expecting miracles

| The budget-making exercise is always challenging, especially at a time when the economy is performing below potential, finances are precarious and it is a pre-election year.

Budget 2013: Bus karo! 10,000 more at city commuters’ service

TNN | | Public transport in cities would get a boost as 10,000 new buses would hit roads during 2013-14.

India Inc’s money plant: More you put, more it grows

TNN | | With an increase in surcharge for India Inc comes a sweetener: ushering in of an investment allowance, albeit with strings attached.

Budget 2013: Plate expectations: Please sir, can I have some more?

TNN | | Education was given short shrift in the Budget with barely 17% increase in allocation that is likely to leave flagship programmes like Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and mid-day meal scheme bereft of the necessary impetus.

Union Budget 2013: Lost in the twilight

TNN | | If the additional tax deduction of Rs 1 lakh towards interest on housing loan up to Rs 25 lakh excited you, hold your horses because as always, the devil is in the fine print.

Budget 2013: Loose change for green change

TNN | | Finance minister P Chidambaram batted for sustainable development repeatedly in his speech, marking the arrival of the phrase in mainstream political and economic lexicon.

Budget 2013: Govt gives job-seekers a licence to skill

TNN | | On Wednesday, the Economic Survey acknowledged that the central question facing India was: where will the jobs come from? On Thursday, the Budget tried to answer that question: through skill training.

Union Budget 2013: Times guide to personal tax

TNN | | A Times guide to personal tax.

Budget 2013: Disabled, elderly get helping hand

TNN | | The Budget put the spotlight on the handicapped and elderly who are emerging as pressure groups leading the charge for inclusive policy-making, hitherto limited to caste and religious minorities.

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