<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Union Budget 2013-2014, Indian Budget News 2013 - Times of India</title><link>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.comhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/interim-union-budget-2014/specialcoverage/29893369.cms</link><description>In depth coverage of Budget from basics to business. Latest Budget News and Headlines on Railway and Union Budget 2013-2014 at Times of India. Highlights of Budget 2013-2014 presented by the finance minister P Chidambaram.</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>2026-05-07T20:04:30+05:30</lastBuildDate><atom:link type="application/rss+xml" rel="self" href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rssfeeds/11871855.cms"/><copyright>Copyright:(C) Thu, 07 May 2026 20:04:30 IST Bennett Coleman &amp; Co. Ltd, http://in.indiatimes.com/policyterms/1554651.cms</copyright><docs>http://syndication.indiatimes.com/</docs><image><title>Union Budget 2013-2014, Indian Budget News 2013 - Times of India</title><url>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/507610.cms</url><link>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.comhttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/interim-union-budget-2014/specialcoverage/29893369.cms</link></image><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2013: Chidambaram nets big fish]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/budget-2013-chidambaram-nets-big-fish/articleshow/18739291.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/budget-2013-chidambaram-nets-big-fish/articleshow/18739291.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-03-01T01:46:40+05:30</pubDate><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Shankar Raghuraman</dc:creator><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union Budget 2013: Shockwaves on the Rich-ter scale, crorepatis clubbed with 10% surcharge blow]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-shockwaves-on-the-rich-ter-scale-crorepatis-clubbed-with-10-surcharge-blow/articleshow/18740282.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-shockwaves-on-the-rich-ter-scale-crorepatis-clubbed-with-10-surcharge-blow/articleshow/18740282.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-03-01T03:34:02+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union Budget 2013: Chidambaram has it covered for insurers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurance CEOs are excited about the proposals announced by the finance minister that make it easier to distribute policies.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-chidambaram-has-it-covered-for-insurers/articleshow/18741821.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-chidambaram-has-it-covered-for-insurers/articleshow/18741821.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-03-01T06:27:27+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union Budget: Mumbai-Bangalore-Chennai corridor sees huge business potential]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Andhra Pradesh-Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai business corridor, also called Peninsular Region Industrial Development Corridor, has come close to reality.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-mumbai-bangalore-chennai-corridor-sees-huge-business-potential/articleshow/18731342.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-mumbai-bangalore-chennai-corridor-sees-huge-business-potential/articleshow/18731342.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T17:24:43+05:30</pubDate><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Anil Kumar M</dc:creator><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic growth declines to 4.5%; Sensex tanks 291 points to 3-month low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economy grew by 4.5 per cent in the October-December period of the current financial year, pulled down by poor performance of farm, manufacturing and mining sectors.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/economic-growth-declines-to-4-5-sensex-tanks-291-points-to-3-month-low/articleshow/18733805.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/economic-growth-declines-to-4-5-sensex-tanks-291-points-to-3-month-low/articleshow/18733805.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T20:00:40+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2013: SUVs, imported cars, high-end mobiles, eating out to cost more]]></title><description><![CDATA[Branded apparels will become cheaper as there will be zero excise duty.. Carpets and other textile floor coverings of coir or jute will also become less expensive.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-14-suvs-imported-cars-high-end-mobiles-eating-out-to-cost-more/articleshow/18728645.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-14-suvs-imported-cars-high-end-mobiles-eating-out-to-cost-more/articleshow/18728645.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T14:42:17+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opposition calls Budget 'unimaginative, dull, boring']]></title><description><![CDATA[The opposition and some parties supporting the government on Thursday 
slammed the general budget as "jugglery" of numbers and said it had 
forgotten the 'aam admi'.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politics-of-budget/opposition-calls-budget-unimaginative-dull-boring/articleshow/18729332.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/politics-of-budget/opposition-calls-budget-unimaginative-dull-boring/articleshow/18729332.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T15:21:07+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt announces 'Nirbhaya Fund' for safety, empowerment of women]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a tribute to the 23-year-old Delhi gang-rape victim, government today announced 'Nirbhaya Fund' of Rs 1,000 crore for safety and empowerment of women.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-14-govt-announces-nirbhaya-fund-for-safety-empowerment-of-women/articleshow/18727121.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-14-govt-announces-nirbhaya-fund-for-safety-empowerment-of-women/articleshow/18727121.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T13:51:22+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chidambaram offers minor sops to low-income tax payers]]></title><description><![CDATA[FM gave a benefit of Rs 2,000 to individual tax payers with taxable income of up to Rs 5 lakh but made no change in either slabs or rates of personal income tax.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/budget-2013-chidambaram-walks-tightrope-levies-surcharge-on-super-rich/articleshow/18727826.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/budget-2013-chidambaram-walks-tightrope-levies-surcharge-on-super-rich/articleshow/18727826.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T16:14:09+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax credit of Rs 2,000 for income up to Rs 5L; surcharge on super-rich]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giving small relief to tax payers, finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday announced a tax credit of Rs 2,000 for persons with income up to Rs 5 lakh.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-tax-credit-of-rs-2000-for-persons-with-income-up-to-rs-5l-10-surcharge-on-super-rich/articleshow/18727455.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-tax-credit-of-rs-2000-for-persons-with-income-up-to-rs-5l-10-surcharge-on-super-rich/articleshow/18727455.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T13:20:31+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Budget 2013: Chidambaram makes strong pitch for inclusive development]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health for all and education for all are govt's priorities, Chidambaram said laying stress on inclusive growth in his Budget speech.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/chidambaram-presents-budget-2013-makes-strong-pitch-for-inclusive-development/articleshow/18724096.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/chidambaram-presents-budget-2013-makes-strong-pitch-for-inclusive-development/articleshow/18724096.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T11:49:36+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Govt to set up two ports in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal]]></title><description><![CDATA["Two new major ports will be set up in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh," finance minister P Chidambaram said while presenting the Budget for 2013-14.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-govt-to-set-up-two-ports-in-andhra-pradesh-west-bengal/articleshow/18726649.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/union-budget/union-budget-2013-govt-to-set-up-two-ports-in-andhra-pradesh-west-bengal/articleshow/18726649.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T12:35:56+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economy Survey sharpens debate over 'super-rich tax']]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid the debate on a super-rich tax, the pre-Budget Economic Survey argued against raising tax rates significantly; instead, it said that the focus should be on people who have a taxable income but don't pay any income tax.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economy-survey-sharpens-debate-over-super-rich-tax/articleshow/18720105.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economy-survey-sharpens-debate-over-super-rich-tax/articleshow/18720105.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T02:27:44+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Survey 2013: We are batting on a sticky wicket, but betting on the sun, Raghuram Rajan says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Rajan stamp was visible not just on the press conference but on the 421-page document as well. While he retained a graph on the annual document's cover, the chief economic advisor inserted a signed introduction to the Survey, with an acknowledgement of key officials as well as external economists.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-2013-we-are-batting-on-a-sticky-wicket-but-betting-on-the-sun-raghuram-rajan-says/articleshow/18720735.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-2013-we-are-batting-on-a-sticky-wicket-but-betting-on-the-sun-raghuram-rajan-says/articleshow/18720735.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T03:32:29+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Survey 2013: It’s time to guard against forex risks as rupee remains volatile]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Economic Survey has flagged rising short-term overseas loans and unhedged foreign borrowings by Indian companies as risks against the backdrop of continued volatility of the rupee and the fragile current account situation.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-2013-its-time-to-guard-against-forex-risks-as-rupee-remains-volatile/articleshow/18720289.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-2013-its-time-to-guard-against-forex-risks-as-rupee-remains-volatile/articleshow/18720289.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-28T02:49:32+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Survey: Urgent farm reforms must for achieving 4% growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The farm sector achieved 3.6 per cent growth during the 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-12), falling short of the 4 per cent growth target, although it was much higher than growth of 2.5 and 2.4 per cent during 9th and 10th Plans, the Economic Survey said.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-urgent-farm-reforms-must-for-achieving-4-growth/articleshow/18709228.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-urgent-farm-reforms-must-for-achieving-4-growth/articleshow/18709228.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-27T14:04:40+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economy to grow at 6.1-6.75% in 2013-14: Economic Survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to the Economic Survey, the Indian economy is likely to grow at 6.1-6.75 per cent in 2013-14. Inflation may decline to 6.2-6.6 per cent by March.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economy-to-grow-at-6-1-6-75-in-2013-14-economic-survey/articleshow/18707679.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economy-to-grow-at-6-1-6-75-in-2013-14-economic-survey/articleshow/18707679.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-27T13:53:59+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic Survey: India suffered peak power shortage of 9% in 2007-12]]></title><description><![CDATA[India witnessed a peak power shortage of 9 per cent during the five years ending 2012 when over 50,000 MW new generation capacity was created, Economic Survey said on Wednesday.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-india-suffered-peak-power-shortage-of-9-in-2007-12/articleshow/18709154.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/economic-survey/economic-survey-india-suffered-peak-power-shortage-of-9-in-2007-12/articleshow/18709154.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-27T14:00:27+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rail Budget 2013: I cannot afford to be impractical, Pawan Bansal says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortly after presenting his maiden rail budget, the first by a Congressman in 17 years, a relaxed Pawan Bansal told TOI in an exclusive interview that he had to be realistic even as he tried to accommodate the aspirations of various sections.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rail-budget/rail-budget-2013-i-cannot-afford-to-be-impractical-pawan-bansal-says/articleshow/18702126.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rail-budget/rail-budget-2013-i-cannot-afford-to-be-impractical-pawan-bansal-says/articleshow/18702126.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-27T02:20:39+05:30</pubDate><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Mahendra Kumar Singh</dc:creator><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rail Budget 2013: Air fares out of reach, trains back in favour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galloping operating costs for airlines have made train travel — if you can manage to get a confirmed ticket — way cheaper than flying even a low-cost carrier.]]></description><link><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rail-budget/rail-budget-2013-air-fares-out-of-reach-trains-back-in-favour/articleshow/18702221.cms]]></link><guid><![CDATA[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rail-budget/rail-budget-2013-air-fares-out-of-reach-trains-back-in-favour/articleshow/18702221.cms]]></guid><pubDate>2013-02-27T02:30:38+05:30</pubDate><enclosure type="image/jpeg" url="https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-47529300.cms"/></item></channel></rss>