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Expectations high from the upcoming budget: Market Experts

New Delhi/ Mumbai, Feb 28 (ANI): Market experts feel that the budget for the fiscal year 2015-16 will be in line with the expectations of the common man and will change India's growth trajectory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's stomach for free-market economics faces a major test on Saturday (February 28), in a budget India's top economic advisor has warned could wreck the leader's promises of "good days" if there's no roadmap to reform. Market expert, Akash Jindal, said on Saturday that the annual budget should help reduce the deficit in the common man's household budget. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Ashish Chauhan said that a pro-industry budget was the need of the hour, which creates jobs. Feb 28, 2015
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Politicos react as Modi govt is all set to present its first annual budget

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Politicos on Saturday hoped that the Union Budget for fiscal 2015-16 will be a progressive one. Arun Jaitley is presenting his first full-year budget in Parliament today, seeking to put the country on a path of 7-8 percent growth over the next two years. The 2015-16 Budget is being billed as a 'make-or-break' event for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's eight-month-old government. It is expected to give a big push to Prime Minister Modi's 'Make in India' campaign, with tax breaks and other incentives for several sectors. Feb 28, 2015
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Maharashtra/ Madhya Pradesh/ Kerala, Feb 28 (ANI): Citizens across India hope that Narendra Modi government comes up with a pro-people budget as it prepares to present its first full-fledged annual budget in Parliament for the fiscal year 2015-16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's target for free-market economics faces a major test on Saturday (February 28), in a budget India's top economic advisor has warned could wreck the leader's promises of "good days"if there's no roadmap to reform. Reaping the benefits of low global prices for oil, India's main import, Modi's government sees itself in a sweet spot with spare cash to modernize ageing roads and railways without busting fiscal deficit and inflation targets. However, analysts warn that Indian stocks are overvalued and that equity markets could see a sell off of 6-8 percent if the pro-growth measures in the budget, to be unveiled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley at 11.00 a.m. (0530 GMT), fall short of expectations Feb 28, 2015
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India in sweet spot to achieve sustainable double-digit growth: Economic Adviser

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Chief Economic Adviser at the finance ministry, Arvind Subramanian, on Friday (February 27) said that India was in a sweet spot to achieve sustainable double-digit growth and the country was a recovering economy. The Economic Survey, the basis for Jaitley's budget for the fiscal year starting April 1, forecast growth of 8.1 percent to 8.5 percent under new calculations that make India the world's most dynamic big economy. The forecast marks an acceleration from growth of 7.4 percent in the current fiscal year. Other indicators of India's economy are not as rosy as Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data suggests. Earnings of the country's top 100 companies shrank by 6 percent in the last quarter, private investment and consumer demand are weak and merchandise exports are falling. Feb 28, 2015
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Indian stocks rise more than 450 points ahead of budget

Mumbai / New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex and Nifty rose nearly two percent on Friday, their best single-day advance in six weeks, as blue chips rallied on hopes the Indian government would deliver a budget that increases public investment but sticks broadly to its fiscal deficit targets. The benchmark BSE Sensex closed 1.65 percent higher at 29,220.12, its biggest single-day gain since January 20. The broader Nifty gained 1.85 percent to 8,844.60, its best single-day gain since January 15. BSE president, Ashish Chauhan, expected pro-growth and pro-reform budget. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) asked the government to target and cut subsidies. Feb 27, 2015
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India's traditional industries seek special grant in annual budget

Kochi, Feb 27 (ANI): In a hope to stabilize India's drooping traditional industries like handloom, handicrafts, coir, cashew and beedi, industry experts are looking forward to the Narendra Modi government undertaking special measures in its annual budget for the fiscal year 2015-16 to be presented on Saturday. The traditional industries are mainly labour intensive and rely on skills that are passed on from one generation to another. The workforce of these industries mainly includes tribal people who remain deprived of their basic necessities even after 68 years of India's Independence. He added that a special grant from the central government would benefit millions of people involved in the industry like, raw material collectors, cutters, makers, distributors. Feb 27, 2015
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