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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.

Next month's Budget will be 'responsible': Chidambaram

PTI | | Finance minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said general elections are 15 months away and the Budget to be presented next month will be "responsible".

Credai wants inclusive housing policy, tax reliefs in 2013-14 Union Budget

Rajshri Mehta | | Credai suggested scrapping of the RBI risk weightage and called for banking reforms and facilitate easy and low-cost funding for housing to encourage developers to increase the supply and bring down prices.

India ranks high on budget transparency

Lubna Kably | | India enjoys a high rating when it comes to budget transparency practices. It ranks 14th among the 100 countries that were surveyed. Its open budget index score of 68 out of 100 is much higher than the average score of 43 for all countries covered in the Global Open Budget Survey 2012.