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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: Stalled reforms, Eurozone crisis hit growth this year: Basu

TNN | | Failure to roll out reforms and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe hurt economic expansion in the current fiscal but it is expected to rebound in the next two years, the finance ministry’s chief economic advisor Kaushik Basu said on Thursday.

Provident Fund rate slashed to 8.25%

TNN | | The Employees Provident Fund Organization has slashed the return on statutory savings to 8.25% for the current fiscal from 9.5% last year.

Economiv Survey says India set to step off agony path

TNN | | No Economic Survey in recent memory has talked of the “imperative” of building up foreign exchange reserves to prepare to deal with external shocks. With forex reserves at over $300 billion, that’s hardly surprising. Yet, the Survey presented by the finance ministry on Thursday has signalled caution.

Economic Survey: Road Transport and Highways sector yet to achieve building 20 km highways a day

PTI | | The Road Transport and Highways sector is yet to achieve its target of building 20 km of roads a day due to delays in land acquisition and green hurdles besides poor performance of contractors, the Economic Survey 2011-12 said today.

Economic Survey: Department of Posts deficit may dip 16% to Rs 5,309 cr in 2011-12

PTI | | The efforts of the government to revive the Department of Posts (DoP) seems to be bearing fruits as its deficit is likely to come down by over 16 per cent to Rs 5,309.6 crore in 2011-12, the Economic Survey 2011-12 today said.

FDI in multi-brand retail could start in metros: Survey

PTI | | The much-talked about FDI in multi-brand retail could come into effect in a "phased" manner, beginning from metropolitan cities, according to the Economic Survey 2011-12.

Economic Survey calls for ruthless crackdown on corruption

PTI | | The Economic Survey, however, warned that a large and cumbersome anti-corruption bureaucracy could impact decision-making process.

Economic Survey: Take aggressive steps to check rupee volatility

PTI | | Pitching for more aggressive steps in order to stem rupee volatility, the Economic Survey 2011-12 today said any abnormal depreciation in the currency impacts investor confidence.

India 4th largest economy but has low per capita income: Survey

PTI | | India has become the fourth largest economy in the world due to a strong economic growth but still has a low per capita income, the Economic Survey revealed today.

Economic Survey 2011-12 highlights: Growth to pick up, rates to come down

TNN | | The Economic Survey for 2011-12 tabled by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on Thursday pegged inflation at 6.5-7% by end of March.

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