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Singh's Budget Surprise

February 2004 | Economic Analysis

Indian Finance Minister Jaswant Singh has presented the ruling coalition's interim budget to parliament - two or three month ahead of a general election. BMI View: The budget was not the expected populist rallying call, and Singh announced ambitious targets for reducing the fiscal

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