Sunday, March 2, 2008

Budget 2008-09 Critical Comments by Independent Observers

Budget 2008-09 Critical Comments by Independent Observers/Experts

N. Chandra Mohan
Hindustan Times 1 March 2008, page 20

Missed the woods and trees

A fast growing Indian economy provided a golden opportunity to tackle fiscal challenges decisively. But the opportunity was let off by the FM and the government.
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Narendra Jadhav
Vice Chancellor of Pune University
HT, 1 March 2008, page 6

The waiver is necessary but not sufficient. If there is no comprehensive package of reforms in the farm sector, then history may repeat itself.
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Means government has not shown imagination in coming out with an integrated plan to provide relief to the needy and provide a framework that would help in improving the economics of agricultural activity.

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