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Subhash Lakhotia | Income Tax Expert

A dream Budget for aam aadmi

The salaried class like any other individual tax payer will benefit a lot.

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S L Narayanan | CFO, Symphony Services

IT cos will benefit from STPI extension

S L Narayanan | CFO, Symphony Services answers Budget-related queries on IT and outsourcing.

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Amitabh Singh | Partner & Country Leader for Human Capital, Global Mobility & Employment Taxes, E&Y

Some relief likely on personal taxes

Double taxation happens when two countries simultaneously exercise their right to tax a particular income.

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K V S Manian | Head, Retail Liabilities and Branch Banking, Kotak Mahindra Bank

Post-March interest rates will ease

Banking sector is a surrogate for general economic growth and should do well if the economy continues to grow at 8-9 %.

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Kamal Wadhera | CEO, Top Careers & You

More funds for primary, higher education

The govt may encourage easier access to loan for education by simplifying procedures but rebates seem unlikely.

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G K Muralikrishna | CEO & MD, Helios & Matheson IT

Budget may bring relief in FBT regime

As per the NASSCOM-McKinsey study, IT and ITES are projected to grow rapidly in the next 2 years.

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Sharad Heda | COO, Microland

Good news lies ahead for BPOs this Budget

The BPO industry in India is seen as an extension of IT services industry from fiscal support perspective.

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Dr Anil Gupta | COO, Aditi Technologies

FBT on ESOPs unnecessary

The FBT is a complex law that adds significantly to the cost of doing business and needs to be scrapped.

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G Srivastava | Head, Economic Policy, CII

9 pc growth only if rural economy strengthened

The economy can grow at a sustained 9% plus if the focus is on building people and strengthening rural economy..

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Anil Chopra | Bajaj Capital Group CEO & MD

Salaried class may get tax rebate

Salaried class people may see a rise in basic exemption limit and in the deduction under Section 80C.

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B B Bhattacharya | Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University

FM may hike tax exemption limit

With almost 60 pc of GDP coming from service tax, the FM has no option but to widen the tax base to services.

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Sandipan Deb | Financial Journalist

Budget will be driven by election motives

With elections around the corner, the FM will play it safe this Budget.

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Budget Jargon

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Budget FAQs

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Budget Landmarks

C.D. Deshmukh was the first Indian Governor of RBI to have presented the Interim Budget in 1951-52.read

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