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Outlay of Rs.1740 cr for Min of Minorities

7008 votes 3349 votes
Interest subsidy on bank loans for higher education

1938 votes 272 votes
Fringe benefit tax abolished

1762 votes 301 votes
Unique ID nos to be rolled out in next 12-18 mnth

1591 votes 249 votes
Will ensure farm sector growth at 4%

1860 votes 519 votes
Govt to spend Rs.12K cr on rural roads in FY'10

1313 votes 137 votes
To phase out surcharge on direct taxes

1235 votes 108 votes
PSU banks and insurance cos to remain with govt

1674 votes 706 votes
Allocation to NHAI increased by 23% (YoY)

1299 votes 371 votes
Raise investment in infra to 9% of GDP by 2014

1066 votes 203 votes
Scheduled commercial bks can set up offsite ATM

847 votes 158 votes
Govt to introduce food security bill

986 votes 304 votes
Customs duty on 10 life saving drugs cut to 5% from 10%

762 votes 89 votes
IIFCL to finance 60% of commercial bank loans for PPP

792 votes 148 votes
Allocation of Rs.2100 cr for defense pensions

896 votes 275 votes
Aiming for direct transfer of subsidy to farmers

855 votes 246 votes
Irrigation benefit program increased by Rs.1000cr

734 votes 166 votes
Sustain growth rate of 9% over extended period

722 votes 155 votes
1% int subvention to farmers making timely payment

738 votes 181 votes
Need to strengthen improve regulatory framework

760 votes 248 votes
Sign of revival in domestic industry and return of FIIs

1046 votes 562 votes
To reduce customs duty on 10 life saving drugs

545 votes 65 votes
To launch employment exch under PPP scheme

705 votes 240 votes
To provide Rs.2000cr for rural housing fund

649 votes 194 votes
Spending on higher education to rise by Rs 2k cr (2010)

1048 votes 637 votes
Private investment has been the key growth driver

590 votes 198 votes
Psu cos to remain within public sect

1412 votes 1037 votes
To provide real wage of Rs.100/day under NREGA

756 votes 400 votes
Significant rise of foreign capital inflows important

919 votes 578 votes
Customs duty on wind power equip cut by 2.5%

425 votes 95 votes
Target Agri credit flows at Rs 3.25 lkh cr

477 votes 153 votes
Propose allocation of Rs.39100 cr or NREGA

597 votes 288 votes
To set up handloom mega cluster in Raj, TN, WB

748 votes 462 votes
To extend enhanced export credit guarantee to March

413 votes 130 votes
Farm loan waiver scheme extended by 6 months

748 votes 492 votes
Rs 4000cr fund to incentivise banks & SFCs to lend

419 votes 168 votes
(CTT)Commodities transaction tax to be abolished

388 votes 149 votes
Structural changes in direct taxes

384 votes 154 votes
Raise threshold for non promoters for listed cos

360 votes 167 votes
To allocate Rs.120cr for unique ID project

322 votes 136 votes
No STT on sale, purchase of shares by pension schemes

358 votes 177 votes
Institutional refo reform measures to stabilise BOP

326 votes 153 votes
Aim to sustain growth at over 9% extended period

295 votes 128 votes
To allow smooth introduction of GST from Apr 2010

249 votes 84 votes
Fiscal stimulus at 3.5% of GDP

817 votes 654 votes
To introduce new investment linked tax sops

285 votes 129 votes
To reduce customs duty to 5% on LCD panels

544 votes 394 votes
Tax holiday under 80 IB extended to natural gas prod

265 votes 125 votes
To extend tax holiday on gas production

233 votes 103 votes
Aim to return to FRBM target at the earliest

265 votes 138 votes
FY'10 corporate tax seen at Rs 2.57 lkh cr

286 votes 162 votes
To provide all possible relief to exporters

675 votes 575 votes
No STT on sale, purchase of shares by NPA trust

155 votes 67 votes
Shares of direct taxes at 56% of total govt revenue

143 votes 84 votes
Int subvention scheme for farm loans to continue

317 votes 260 votes
Pace of job creation affected

147 votes 90 votes
FY'10 fertiliser subsidy burden

94 votes 38 votes
New direct tax code to release in 45 days

194 votes 142 votes
Govt to set up an expert group on

58 votes 8 votes
GST to be dual regime in central & state term

193 votes 145 votes
Gross capital flow fell in wake of global fin crisis

245 votes 204 votes
IT exemption limit raised by Rs.15k for senior citizen

582 votes 542 votes
Carry forward period of MAT cr raised to 10 years

155 votes 115 votes
Gross budgetary support raised by Rs.40,000 cr

103 votes 65 votes
To spend Rs 10.20lkh cr total expenditure

95 votes 74 votes
4% excise to stay on items of mass

28 votes 7 votes
Raise threshold for non promoters

20 votes 4 votes
Allocation to NHAI increased by 23%

12 votes 1 votes
Propose allocation of Rs.39100 cr

22 votes 12 votes
FY10 planned expenditure at Rs.3.25 lkh cr

80 votes 71 votes
Irrigation benefit program increased

11 votes 2 votes
Aiming for direct transfer of

11 votes 5 votes
Rs 4000cr fund to incentivise banks

8 votes 2 votes
Target Agri credit flows at

8 votes 2 votes
Aim to return to FRBM target at the

8 votes 2 votes
To provide all possible relief to

8 votes 3 votes
Raise investment in infra to 9% of

10 votes 6 votes
To extend enhanced export credit

8 votes 4 votes
Institutional refo reform measures to

7 votes 3 votes
Sign of revival in domestic industry

7 votes 3 votes
Will ensure farm sector growth at

10 votes 7 votes
Private investment has been the key

9 votes 6 votes
1% int subvention to farmers making

5 votes 2 votes
FY'10 corporate tax seen at

3 votes 0 votes
Need to strengthen improve regulatory

5 votes 3 votes
Gross capital flow fell in wake of

3 votes 1 votes
IIFCL to finance 60% of commercial

3 votes 1 votes
Sustain growth rate of 9% over

9 votes 8 votes
Interest subsidy on bank loans for

1 votes 0 votes
To reduce customs duty on 10 life

1 votes 0 votes
PSUs to remain within public

1 votes 0 votes
Propose to extend sunset clause by 1

13 votes 13 votes
Global financial conditions have

3 votes 3 votes
Customs duty on wind power equip

1 votes 1 votes
Significant rise of foreign capital

3 votes 4 votes
No STT on sale, purchase of shares

1 votes 2 votes
Customs duty on 10 life saving drugs

0 votes 1 votes
Aim to sustain growth at over 9%

0 votes 1 votes
To reduce customs duty to 5% on LCD

5 votes 10 votes
Service tax extended to legal services

756 votes 762 votes
FY'11 fiscal deficit target at

22 votes 28 votes
Keeps 8% central excise duty on man

16 votes 22 votes
Surcharge on corporate tax to

9 votes 19 votes
No changes in corporate tax

14 votes 33 votes
PSUs to remain within public sector

705 votes 725 votes
Propose to extend sunset clause by 1 more year

151 votes 172 votes
Job creation hit due to economic slowdown

869 votes 893 votes
4% excise to stay on items of mass consumption

293 votes 317 votes
To impose 5% customs duty on

37 votes 62 votes
States would be allowed to borrow extra 0.25% of GDP

85 votes 112 votes
Global financial conditions have seen improvement

371 votes 403 votes
Raises rate of min alternative tax (MAT)to 15% vs 10%

130 votes 168 votes
Keeps 8% central excise duty on man made fibre & yarn

210 votes 250 votes
To provide real wage of Rs.100/day

62 votes 103 votes
Surcharge on corporate tax to continue

189 votes 234 votes
Disinvestment target of Rs 1120cr in FY'10

371 votes 419 votes
Interest payments at 36% of non planned exp

51 votes 101 votes
No changes in corporate tax rates

137 votes 189 votes
Higher fiscal deficit remains a concern

67 votes 119 votes
Govt to set up an expert group on pricing petro pdts

644 votes 704 votes
FY'10 revenue deficit seen at 4.8% of GDP

46 votes 131 votes
To impose 5% customs duty on set top boxes

179 votes 271 votes
Customs duty on Silver hiked to Rs 1000/kg

193 votes 289 votes
IT exemption limit raised by Rs.15k

171 votes 269 votes
FY'11 fiscal deficit target at 5.5% of GDP

136 votes 241 votes
FY'10 fertiliser subsidy burden seen at Rs.50k cr

169 votes 286 votes
Tax holiday extend to natural gas prod from NELP VII

225 votes 347 votes
Poll result is mandate for inclusive growth

1291 votes 1417 votes
Pace of job creation affected by dip in GDP

409 votes 551 votes
Fiscal deficit at 6.8% of GDP in FY'10

74 votes 224 votes
Branded jewellery fully exempt from excise duty

359 votes 589 votes
IT exemption limit raised by Rs 10k for women

1332 votes 2702 votes
IT exemption limit raised by

776 votes 2647 votes

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