ANALYSIS: Euro survival requires less budget sovereignty Euro zone member states will have to forego some of their national budget sovereignty if Europe’s single currency is to survive in the long term. Read more on Business Standard India

RPT-India can’t bear worsening of budget gap-finmin
(Repeats story issued late on Thursday)

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Budget 2010: live
An account of Budget day as it unfolded, with news, gossip and reaction.

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Seminar to probe impact of India budget on region
MANAMA: More than 500 delegates are expected to attend a major seminar on the implications of the Indian budget for the region, which will be held at the Gulf Hotel today.

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VIRGINIA PUNDIT: Common sense cut out of budget
Feb. 22, 2010 — It could have been worse. Both houses of the General Assembly unveiled drafts of their budgets Sunday. They’re a little different, but probably not enough for anyone to go to war over. They each differ somewhat from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s belatedly revealed suggestions, but they each head in the same direction.

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Budget plugs tax loophole
Mechanism for non-resident service providers made stricter.

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Budget allocation for culture drops marginally
New Delhi, Feb 26 : Culture seems to fallen a step behind on the government’s list of priority with the total budgetary allocation for 2010-2011 dropping to Rupees 1,238 crore from Rupees 1,254 crore for 2009-2010.

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Markets flat on Budget eve
Stock markets continued to be weak on the eve of the Union Budget. The expiry of February derivatives contract and selling from foreign funds, coupled with anticipations of a…

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India’s Stocks Advance the Most in Two Months on Budget Plan
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — India’s stocks rose the most in two months after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee pledged to trim the fiscal deficit from a 16-year high, while boosting funds for infrastructure and support for the banking industry.

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Budget 2010: What India Inc wants
Here’s what India Inc expects from the Finance Minister.

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