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BS Home / Ecosurvey - 2009 >> Govt Finances Railway Budget - What is there for India Inc Mamata Banerjee announced today during the Railway Budget that 50 stations will be developed as world class stations in public private partnership and 375 stations as ‘Adarsh Stations’ with improved basic amenties. Read Plug leaks, hit the target Distribution of subsidised foodgrain to the poor has increased subsidy bill: Survey. Read Reforms needed to boost growth Cost of borrowing still not enough to spur investment. Read 'Link fiscal deficit target to economic cycle' Wants return to FRBM targets at the earliest. Read Slowdown affects revenues Growth rate is much lower than what was achieved in the two previous financial years. Read Concern over another inflationary cycle Survey suggests rolling back of excess liquidity from system. Read Easy money should end on recovery The Economic Survey has favoured a shift to monetary tightening when there is an economic upturn. Read Set up independent debt office, suggests Survey To avoid the possibility of conflict between monetary and debt management functions of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Economic Survey today prescribed setting up of an independent office to manage the government debt. Read Better fiscal health of states led to 2003-08 growth Improvement in the fiscal health of particularly the states and the Centre led the high growth trajectory of the period FY04 to FY08, according to the pre-Budget Economic Survey, presented in Parliament today. Read Zero fiscal deficit target, suggests Eco Survey The government should assess the possibility of having a new target of entirely eliminating fiscal deficit, but with a flexibility that it could be widened at a time of economic downturn, suggested the Economic Survey. Read Page:  1  2  Next                 Run-Up to Budget 2009               Interim Budget 2009            Union Budget 2008            Union Budget 2007            Union Budget 2006 Jaswant Singh presented only one full budget - in 2003. He introduced two changes.    Click here for more The meaning of key terms used in the Budget    Click here for more

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