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Union budget represents a mixed bag: CII

Bhubaneswar,Feb 28 (UNI) CII Orissa chapter chairman Subhrakanta Panda today said inflation being a matter of concern, the industries will be disappointed at the absence of any reform measures such as reduction of excise duty.

Mr Panda said the burdening corporate further by way of of higher dividend distribution tax could have been avoided and would have helped void negative sentiments.

He said the thrust on agriculture, education, health and infrastructure development was a positive step and urged the Centre to utilise the portion of vast forex reserve to fund domestic infrastructure projects as indicated by the Union Finance Minister.

CCI Orissa past Chairman J B Pani said the union budget has provided only a lip service to the aspiration objective of ten per cent growth from the new plan period.

But Industry by and large would be adversely affected especially the cement and IT industry,he stated.

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Industry captains react to Union budget with guarded optimism

Kolkata, Feb 28 (UNI) Captains of various industries in Eastern India today welcomed the union budget proposals for 2007-08 with guarded optimism and hoped that it would ensure faster all round economic growth. Reacting to Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's budget proposals for the next fiscal senior office bearers of all the city based Chambers of Commmerce and Industries, including the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII), Indian Chamber of Commerce(ICC), Bengal Chamber of Commerce said though the budget did not usher in.....

Budget has met demands of oil industry: Deora

New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora lauded the Union Budget 2007-08 stating that it was well balanced and has reduced excise duty on prices of petrol and diesel. ''Finance Minister must be congratulated for the well balanced Budget and with focus on Aam Admi. In the oil sector, he has kept his promise and reduced excise duty on petrol and diesel. When we reduced the prices of petrol and diesel on February 15, the Finance.....

Budget disappoints auto cos

New Delhi, Feb 28 (UNI) Calling Finance Minister P Chidambaram's Budget as more agriculture and education centric, auto majors today said it completely failed to live up to their expectations. ''We were looking for excise duty relief on larger passenger vehicles and wanted more on infrastructure creation,'' Mahindra&Mahindra Automotive Unit President Pawan Goenka said. General Motors President and Managing Director Rajeev Chaba said the Budget is encouraging due to its focus on agriculture, irrigation, education and healthcare. ''The.....
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