Interim budget 2014-15 at a glance
The government announced a package of indirect tax cuts to breathe life into spending and investment, and trumpeted its record of growth and reform over the past decade in its last budget before an election it looks set to lose.
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Interim budget 2014-15 at a glanceMr Chidambaram presents the interim budget for fiscal year 2014-15 to cover expenditure until the government's term ends in May. The biggest highlight of Mr Chidambaram's speech was the announcement on fiscal deficit and government borrowing target for the next fiscal. -
Interim budget 2014-15 at a glanceHighlights from the Finance minister's post-interim budget press conference. Mr Chidambaram says the proposed cut in excise rate will result in a loss of Rs 300 crore to Rs 400 crore, but a pick-up in sales would offset it. -
Interim budget 2014-15 at a glanceMr Chidambaram sought to lighten the burden on the middle class by lowering excise duty on cars, SUVs and two-wheelers, and proposed lower tax on some other products. Here's everything else that will be cheaper.
