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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.

Economic Survey: A new paradigm: How trade drives India story

TNN | | International trade now accounts for nearly 53% of the gross domestic product (GDP), pointing to increased integration with the global economy, which is not limited to the stock market and the banking system alone.

‘Govt must help industry acquire land’

TNN | | The Economic Survey has asked the government to act as a mediator to buy land for the industry, arguing that absence of a well-defined law on land acquisition was impeding industrialization.

Farm-fresh ideas to tackle food supply chain niggles

TNN | | The Economic Survey has suggested several options to address supply side problems on the food front and has backed the idea of regular imports of small quantities of agriculture commodities.

Rural job freeze plan: Jairam fumes

TNN | | Could the Centre freeze the job guarantee scheme during peak agriculture season?

Economic Survey: Less jobs on offer, fewer women in the workforce

TNN | | Labour growth has slowed down in both public and private organized sectors, the Economic Survey has revealed. Just 15% of the total labour force has regular salaried jobs.

Economic Survey: No longer a foreign idea: FDI in retail & aviation back on the agenda

TNN | | Seeking liberalisation of foreign investment, the Economic Survey has sought a “phased” opening of FDI in the contentious multibrand retail sector while also pitching for overseas investment for the beleaguered aviation industry.

Economic Survey: Growth isn’t govt’s headache alone

TNN | | The Economic Survey usually confines itself to government policies, but this time around it extended its ambit to include societal behaviour, probably aimed to counter allegations of corruption against the UPA and the cleansing campaign launched by the Anna Hazare camp.