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Budget Basics

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee outside the Parliament before present the Budget last year.
Updated : Jan 30, 2015

Union Budgets over the years

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee had on February 28, 2011, proposed aggressive cuts in the fiscal deficit and a small increase in overall government spending for the fiscal year beginning April 1.

Updated : Feb 27, 2013

A look at UPA's Budgets from 2004 to 2012

A glance at the UPA's Budgets since it came to power in 2004 shows an upbeat start and grand plans, which eventually turned into unfulfi lled promises and desperate efforts to collect more taxes.

Updated : Jan 24, 2013

Budget 2012: Your income tax slabs over the years

Upset with your income tax exemption limit? Then how about going back to 1973-74, when the effective rate at the top was 97.5 per cent and there were 11 rate slabs?