Small is, after all, beautiful Finance Minister P Chidambaram has proposed to cut excise duty from 16 per cent to 12 per cent on small cars.
IT Inc sour over silence on STPI Indias IT industry is disappointed that its demand for extension of Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme beyond 2009 was ignored in the Union Budget on Friday.
SMALL PLANTS IN PERIL
Cement players cry foul over clinkers duty The finance minister proposed an excise duty of Rs 400 per metric tonne or 14 per cent ad valorem, whichever is higher on bulk cement.
Its populist but positive, chorus Corporate India Terming the budget as populist, Corporate India, on Friday, hailed the budget as well balanced stating that overall the budget is neutral to positive. Mildly negative to some sectors.
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