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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: Bouquets, brickbats for FM

TNN | | The Union budget has evoked mixed reactions from people of various sections in the city. Whereas economists feel that Bihar has been neglected in this budget, women are happy with the welfare measures announced for them by the finance minister.

Union Budget 2013: Sushil Kumar Modi critical of budget

TNN | | Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi is in disagreement with CM Nitish Kumar on the budget speech of P Chidambaram.

Union Budget 2013: Local MSMEs look to reap the harvest

TNN | | Finance minister P Chidambaram's proposal to enhance refinancing capability of SIDBI from Rs 5,000 crore to Rs 10,000 crore per year brought cheers to Jharkhand.

Budget 2013: Chidambaram nets big fish

Shankar Raghuraman | | 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: Applause for Nirbhaya Fund

TNN | | The fairer sex of Jharkhand have welcomed the setting up of Nirbhaya Fund in the Union Budget for security of women.

Union Budget 2013: Funds for adivasis bring little cheer

TNN | | Though a proposed hike of 12% for the tribal sub plan (TSP) allocating Rs 24,598 under the head in Budget 2013-14 has raised aspirations in the state, experts here believe that it is still inadequate for an extremely backward and poor state like Jharkhand where the development gap between the tribal and the non-tribal areas has to be bridged.