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Sify Home >> Finance >> Union Budget 2005
The Big Picture 
• Summary of the Budget 2005 speech • Budget 2005: Summary of Highlights
• Full text of FM's speech in Parliament • Where Re comes from, where it goes
Union Budget 2005    
• Highlights of Union Budget 2005
• Budget promises growth, jobs
• Budget: What is expensive, what is cheap
• Tax bracket altered for salaried
• Rupee little changed on Budget day
• Deposit withdrawal tax draws protest
Chat with Rustagi
Budget Reactions    
• Extra burden on salaried class: Vajpayee
• Budget uninspiring: Opposition
• India Inc welcomes Budget
• Budget growth-oriented: Manmohan
• IT industry welcomes budget proposals
• Black money is never kept in bank: CPI
Markect watch    
• Mkts upbeat, Sensex ends at a new high
• Sensex hits a new high @15:15hrs
• Sensex up 119 pts @14:50hrs
• It's a dream run for stocks @13:40hrs
• Auto stocks hog limelight @11:58hrs
• Construction stocks spurt @11:42hrs
Sector Track
• New scheme for agriculture markets
• Aviation sector gets tax exemptions
• Govt to revive manufacturing sector
• Infrastructure: SPV for large projects
• Govt to hike plan outlay for power
• Sugar sector to be revitalised
• Cluster approach for handloom sector
Multilingual Coverage
Taxation    
Indirect Taxes | Deposit withdrawal tax | Tax reforms |
On I-T front On I-T front
Income up to Rs 1 lakh is exempt from tax in the new Budget.
Spotlight: FM    
On deposit withdrawal tax On deposit withdrawal tax
Under the proposal, a mere Rs 10 would be levied on every Rs 10,000 of withdrawal.
Rating Budget Rating Budget
Does FM deserve full marks for Budget 2005? Find out now.
Interactives     
Budget impact on your salary Budget impact on your salary
Financial expert Monika analyses tax impact on your salary.
Up close & personal Up close & personal
FM has moved closer to the salaried with his tax proposals.
Interactives    
Tease your grey cells Tease your grey cells
Which FM introduced the concept of Fiscal deficit?
• Chat transcript of Vijay Bhambwani
• Know the different budget terms
• Chat transcript of K Venkataraman
Looking back    
Budget 2005: A curtain raiser Budget 2005: A curtain raiser
FM sets the ball rolling for Budget 2005 with pre-budget meetings.
Union Budget 2004 Union Budget 2004
Know the wishlist, highlights, reactions and impact here.
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