Union Budget 2007-08: Our view

The key to today's budget will be to understand where the government spends, rather than from where it generates its income.

Read the complete Budget speech Over the years: Budget 07 | Budget 06 | Budget 05 | Budget 04 | Budget 03 Understanding the Union Budget

	Post-budget Analysis

Mutual Funds: Budget lacks punch		Budget impact: The 7 that matter!
Lots of details, yet picture still fuzzy!		Interview: Sukumar, Franklin Templeton AMC
Expenditure management: It's only words!		Union Budget: Back to Basics
Interview: Kanu H.Doshi, leading tax expert

	Pre-budget Analysis

Railway Budget 2007-08: Key extracts		Life Insurance: Been there, done that.
Fixed Income: Playing safe!		SEZs: Intention without execution
Please continue with expenditure reform!		Another year, another budget...more taxes
Mutual Funds: Taxation needs a re-look

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	India Inc: Sectoral Impact

Aluminium	Auto Ancillaries	Automobiles	Banking
Cement	Construction	Consumer Durables	Energy Sources
Engineering	Fertilizers	FMCG	Hotels
Investment & Finance	Media	Paints	Pharmaceuticals
Power	Shipping	Software	Steel
Sugar	Telecom	Textile	Tobacco
Financial Glossary

	Indices Monitor

	Economic Survey 2006-07

Agriculture: Of people unlike us!		Banking: To take a breather
Public Finances: Riding on taxes!		External sector: Good, but not enough!
Infrastructure: Raising the bar		Economic Survey 2006-07: Guns n' roses

	The Budget: This time, last year

Budget 2007: What the numbers say?		Our View on Budget 2006-07
10 key measures that affect you!		More options for assured return investors
Auto: Unfurling the excise cut!		Mutual Funds: No surprises
Shashank Patkar: Post-budget comments		Mr. Kanu Doshi, leading tax expert
Fringe Benefits Tax: A perspective...		India: Lessons from the US Budget...
Small savings: Rationalisation looms large!		Mutual Funds: Where to from here?
Life insurance: Pension reforms on the anvil?		India: Buy or sell?
Mr. Sukumar, CIO- Equity, Templeton		Ms. Shikha Sharma,CEO, ICICI Pru Life

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	The Economy in Pictures

Note: Data pertains to the economy and not to the Central Govt. alone

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The Markets

Budget Voices

"The tax concessions given to Software Technology Parks of India (STPIs), which is coming to a close in FY 2009-10, should be extended. The large IT companies can move to SEZs but for small and mid size IT companies the STPI exemption should continue as it will play important role in their future planning." Mr. Amar Chintopanth, CFO, 3i Infotech

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