BUDGET2004-05
CMP
vs The Budget, 2004
-- Arup Ghosh
The
budget is a reflection of economic policy. Corporate, FIIs,
FIs, foreign governments wait eagerly for this mega statement.
It is also a harbinger of hope or despair for individuals
and industry. The Finance Minister has portrayed the budget
as "fully faithful to the CMP" and tried to balance the CMP
objectives with the budget proposal. This article tries to
read the fine print as to how much of the CMP proposals articulated
in the budget are achievable.
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BUDGET2004-05
The
Algebra of Education Union Budget 2004-05
-- G Alivelu
In
a country like India, the primary education plays an important
role in shaping the citizens and society. The Government of
India has spent crores of rupees every year for developing
the educational infrastructure in the country. But the real
question is, whether the money is going in to the right hand
and the expenditures are funded in a productive way. This
article analyzes the status of fund allocation to education
system in India in the light of union budget 2004-05.
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BUDGET2004-05
Budget
2004-05 Impact on the Services Sector
-- Amit Singh Sisodiya
Even
though the budget has shown major concentration on agricultural
and rural sectors, there is some good news for service sectors
like insurance, telecom and aviation. But it is not cheerful
for banking and financial services. The inclusion of more
services in the purview of service tax is also a blow to the
service sector. This article attempts to examine the positive
and the negative impact of budget proposals in the service
sector.
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BUDGET2004-05
Budget
2004-05 Revitalizing the Industry
-- N Janardhan Rao
This
budget seems to be a step in the right direction as it promises
to take the reform process to the next level and maintain
the growth momentum. The budget has appropriately addressed
the concerns of the rural and social sectors. These benefits
will definitely increase the disposable income of rural population
and thereby an increase in demand in the economy. An extended
economy and increased purchasing power will certainly create
an impact on industry and the services.
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BUDGET2004-05
Budget
2004-05 Taxing Issues
-- Sanjeev Kumar
In
the budget 2004-05, the Finance Minister has announced several
tax reforms in the country. However, as the Finance Minister
tries to give benefit to all classes of people, there is a
big argument relating to the principle of direct and indirect
taxation. This article aims to give an array of amendments
in the tax laws which have been made in the budget proposals
and their positive and negative effects on the various classes
of people, industry and economy.
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BUDGET2004-05
FDI
Limits Capping in Figures
-- A Srujan
The
present level of investments in the Telecommunications, Civil
Aviation and Insurance Sectors are insufficient to achieve
the targeted growth in these sectors and they need capital
for their infrastructure development. The budget proposal
to hike the FDI cap limit came as a relief to them. This article
attempts to examine the role of FDI and implications of such
hike to the respective industries. It also analyzes the importance
of FDI in economic reforms and its impact on the overall economic
growth of the country.
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BUDGET2004-05
FII
Investments The Movers and Shakers of Indian Markets
-- T Jyotsna
Union
Budget 2004-05 has proposed a series of measures to attract
the Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), including the
FDI hike in some service sectors. In Indian equity and debt
market, the role of FIIs is imperative in terms of portfolio
flows. As far as the FIIs are concerned, India is an attractive
place to deploy their fund profitably. But the question remains
how far the FIIs are satisfied with the budget proposals announced
by the Finance Minister.
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BUDGET2004-05
The
Other Side of Budget
-- Arindam Banerjee
The
union budget 2004-05 was able to generate a lot of hopes in
the minds of the common men. With the primary focus areas
being education, agriculture and rural development, it promises
to keep its tenets of the CMP. But, has the budget really
been farmer-friendly? That's the question. Digging a little
deep into the statistical figures reveal a different picture.
The article addresses the other side of the budget.
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