What’s brewing for the budget plan?
More than 25% of the fruits and
vegetables grown in India are wasted before they reach the consumers. This is
one of the reasons for the high inflation related to foods items.
Currently the food processing
industry has a high excise duty for branded products. This prevents many users
from being able to afford the products. It is expected that this budget will
give a fillip to this industry. If one could preserve or prevent the 25% of the
fruits and vegetables from decaying can one expect the prices to be lower by
25%?
Gratuity Limit Increase
There has been consensus among a
team of Ministers to increase the Gratuity Limit to Rs.10 lakhs from the
present Rs.3.5 lakhs. The proposal will be presented during the budget session
of the parliament. The earlier request from the salaried class was to remove
the limit itself. So that all of the eligibility in the gratuity kitty of a
salaried person will get paid out. The Rs.10 lakhs limit is still a good step
in the right direction.
Stimulus for the Economy
It is expected that the stimulus
packages that were released during the global economic down trend for the
economy will continue. The packages include assured employment programs,
infrastructure programs related to roads, easy access to loans for companies,
less interest rate on loans by reducing the CRR and SLR.
Export Support Continues
Various supports given for the
exporters can be expected to continue during this year too. Some companies have
also asked for anti-dumping duties for products being imported from China. If
implemented, the impact will be good for Indian companies and their employees.
However the cost of some products for the common man may go up.
GST Implementation
This is a much talked about and many
times postponed implementation. There are a number of benefits from the GST
Implementation. The major benefit for the common man is the potential reduction
in prices of products. The reason being the tax burden in the form of multiples
levels of taxes on products & services will come down.
Textiles industry is expected to get a number of favorable supports from the budget. This is expected for both the natural textiles and also the man-made fibers industry. For the 'aam admi', this will mean lesser prices for garments.
Food Processing Industry
More than 25% of the fruits and vegetables grown in India are wasted before they reach the consumers. This is one of the reasons for the high inflation related to foods items. Currently the food processing industry has a high excise duty for branded products. This prevents many users from being able to afford the products. It is expected that this budget will give a fillip to this industry. If one could preserve or prevent the 25% of the fruits and vegetables from decaying can one expect the prices to be lower by 25%?
Reforms in Foreign Investment
Reforms in the form of greater foreign investment in the financial services industry is expected from this budget - insurance for example. It is also expected that foreign investment in print media would be allowed at least to a small extent. It is expected that foreign investment will also be allowed in the education sector. This will help to bring quality international education at affordable costs in India itself. Safety of the student is another major benefit considering the physical pains that our students are undergoing in Australia.
PSU Stake Sales
The Government's holding in several PSUs is planned to be brought down. Earlier announcements were taking about one such stake reduction every 2 weeks. The cash is required for the Government to reduce its budget deficit and also to continue funding social causes.
Innovative Inflation Control
Traditional methods for inflation control like tightening/loosening of monetary policies may not be suitable in this economic scenario. So innovative methods to increase production and through that reduce prices for the common man has to be devised by the Government.
Summary
A lot is expected from the budget 2010-11. The announcement has been advanced by 2 days this year. Till then the common man has to keep his/her fingers crossed on the benefits that will given out by the Finance Minister.
You have considered primary things. What about the Petrol and Deisel and other things. Fruits are decaying because 1 of the reasons is people are more focused on the exports rather than suppliying in the local market. They are talking about the increasing the graduity. What about the public companies will they increase the salary. If we talk about the goverment sector. All the help that will be given to the producers will going in the pockets of the manufacturer. This will anyhow not help the common man. Goverment just reduce the prices of the petrol before elections. Inflation has increased in such a rate that has not been done in last 20 years. Will goverment do anything to reduce the inflation. If they come up with this type of budget they are just fooling people nothing else.
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