
Why is this Man Smiling?
Why is Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha so sanguine about the
post-Budget '98 economy?
The Sectoral Impact
BT presents the prognoses for 25 businesses in the post-Budget '98
economy.
GOI
Balance Sheet & Budget 98
The Reforms & Budget 98
The Bomb & Budget 98
"Judge
me at the end of the year"
The author of Budget '98 explains the radical ideas and the spirit
of accommodation driving its provisions.
Made
in India The Finance Minister unveils an unabashedly political, pro-rural budget. An
incisive, offbeat look at what it means for India.
INDIA
TODAY-ORG-MARG POLL
In a no-holds barred interview a
combative finance minister did some tough talk but there were enough unanswered questions.
Excerpts
Results of Post -
Budget '98 Online NRI survey
Impact of
budgetary proposals on industry sectors
Leaders in industry and commerce and
in politics offer their first reaction to Budget 98
(2330 hrs IST, 1 June, 1998) while in conversation with V Shankar Aiyar, Robin Abreu,
Shefali Rekhi and Javed M Ansari of INDIA TODAY
Swadeshi Budget: V N
Dhoot, Chairman, Videocon
NRI-friendly: Rana Kapoor, General
Manager, ANZ Grindlays
Defensive Budget: Prashant Ruia, Director,
Essar Group
Well Strategised: R H Patil, President,
National Stock Exchange
Will Boost NRI Investment: Vijay Kalantri,
President, All India Association Of Industries
Long on Promises: Rajeev Chandrashekhar,
Chairman, BPL Telecom
Bolder Steps Needed: Jamshyd Godrej, Managing
Director, Godrej and Boyce
Positive Moves: Sukumar Shah, President
and Director, Mukand Ltd
Commendable Job: Suneel Advani, President
and Vice-chairman, Blue Star India Ltd
Extremely Dissapointing: Nirmal Bhogilal, Managing
Director, Batliboi Ltd
Talk is Cheap: Arvind Doshi, President and
Managing Director, Premier Automobiles
Not Enough to Change Anything: Bharat Doshi, Executive
Director, Mahindra and Mahindra
Can Government Kickstart Economy?: Shekhar Datta,
Senior Advisor, Thapar Group of Companies
Social sector has been ignored: I K Gujral, former Prime Minister
It is inflationary: P
Chidambaram, former Finance Minister (United Front government)
Agrarian Budget: Som
Pal, Minister of State for Agriculture
Devoid of structured thinking: Manmohan
Singh, Former Finance Minister (Congress government)
FM will be back with new proposals: Sharad Pawar, Congress MP, leader of the Opposition
Parties in Parliament
Overlooks sanctions: Jaipal
Reddy, United Front spokesperson
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