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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.

GenY doesn’t want to romance the train

TNN | | Wasting hours logging on to the IRCTC site in the hope of getting a confirmed ticket, standing in a serpentine queue at a railway station, dealing with touts near the booking counter -- GenY would rather do without the romance of a good, old train journey than get bogged down by these glitches.

Are rich Indians taxed too lightly?
Pyaralal Raghavan: This year the focus is not on cut in direct and indirect taxes, but on a hike in income taxes on the super rich.

Tax illiteracy is no solution for budget deficits
SA Aiyar: Chidambaram's tax officials are so desperate to collect revenue (to reduce the fiscal deficit) that they are issuing tax demands that defy logic. This can only discourage investment.