Tue Jan 23 15:58:57 2001
Name:vinod gangwal
Email:vm_gangwal@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Taxexemption limit to be increased upto Rs 100000\-.Rebate U\S 88also to be increased upto Rs. 100000\-

Tue Jan 23 15:59:08 2001
Name:karim
Email:akarimullah@yahoo.com
Suggestions:pls. reduce the price of the cooking gas cylinders and petrol

Tue Jan 23 15:59:18 2001
Name:T.V.S.Sastry
Email:tvssastry@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Please mobilise savings by increasing provident fund contribution to 15% max.from the employee and to 1,00,000 for the public provident fund with corresponding IT concessions.

Tue Jan 23 16:00:03 2001
Name:rakesh garg
Email:paulite@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:respected sir, I would just request you to kindly bring down the oil pool deficiet, althoug the prices of fuel may go up and cut down on subsidies , mainly in the food sector because they are purely unnecessary and a burden to the exchequer. and cut down on the expenese spent on the security of the v.v.i.p.s and other people who have been given these security covers.

Tue Jan 23 16:00:03 2001
Name:surinder singh sehgal
Email:sehgal88@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Income tax exemption should be increased to rupees one lac. convence charges should also be increased to Rs.1500/-for govt. employees.

Tue Jan 23 16:00:06 2001
Name:ganesh.c
Email:ganesh_c@usa.net
Suggestions:Mr.Finance Minister wishing u a very happy new year and hoping u make the new year happy for u r fellow citizens of india i am very happy to say,u r going to rise to present the countrys current finincial year budget 2001-02 sir i would like to bring to u r kind notice that not very much is done to safe guard the intrest of the poor and the down troden in non of th budget of all the prevoius gov.. though much would be said will be dont to these section later they r neglected and made the ultimate suffers now fortunately usa president Mr.Bush has declared to remove the sanctions imposed on india dont u think its a boon to us i requst u r self to make the full utlisation of the oppurtinuty of the situtation and pl.. do some thing pratical to bring up our countries doun troden society hoping u will do so end here thanking u yours faith fully ganesh.c Karnataka Bangalore 560010

Tue Jan 23 16:01:10 2001
Name:Anantha Krishnan T N
Email:tnak@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:In the previous budget, the Finance Minister was kind enough to give a rebate upto Rs. 5,000 for women. In the same tone I bring to the kind attention of the Honourable Minister, the plight of Widows in this country. Most of the Widows in this country live on the final settlement (like PF and gratuity) of their deceased husband. They normally invest them in some deposits and make a living out of it and also bring up their fatherless children. Most of these investments are not covered under section 80L. They are also not entitled for standard deduction or HRA rebate. It would be a very good welfare effort if a special rebate is given to Widows (who are not re-married). Hope this suggestion is considered favourably. With warm regards T N Anantha Krishnan

Tue Jan 23 16:01:13 2001
Name:Imderjit Kumar
Email:Inderjit_Kumar@rediff.com
Suggestions:Please don't increase the price of rice plus and wheat in the announcement of budget 2001 because we are very poor citizen of india. Please take care

Tue Jan 23 16:03:01 2001
Name:PSSP
Email:pssai@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Dear FM, Please give importance to Non-conventioanl energy generation and utilization. It may not be worth getting votes for your party or your friends, but it surely help this country in future. Other important issue to be given emergency consideration is control of population growth. You can think of solving this problem all possible means like persuation, education, and necessary compulsion. Then improving literacy is another aspect to be given importance. with great hopes on this country's development pssp

Tue Jan 23 16:03:13 2001
Name:P.Selvam
Email:pselvam@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Sir, The IT exemption limit for individual needs to be raised to match with the recent changes in pricing. It should be atleast 75,000/=. with best regards, Selvam

Tue Jan 23 16:03:20 2001
Name:varmatata
Email:ddd4058@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:I .LOVE U SIR

Tue Jan 23 16:04:06 2001
Name:Sanjeev Kumar.B
Email:ssajita@satyam.net.in
Suggestions:Rate of standard dedc- ction should be enhan- ced from Rs.20,000/- More deduction should be included U/s. 88C

Tue Jan 23 16:04:42 2001
Name:Dhanesh Mehta
Email:mehta_dhanesh@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:we would like to request you for abolition of dividend tax on companies since this amount can be utilised by the company towards payments to shareholders and further this tax seems to be in addition to corporate tax @ 38.5% on companies.

Tue Jan 23 16:04:44 2001
Name:Davinder Singh
Email:dsingh@eih-india.com
Suggestions:Tourism industry, in particular the Hotel business deserves that its long outstanding demands be addressed in this coming budget, that is the least the we can expect for the industry which offers such tremendous potential to contribute to our growing economy.

Tue Jan 23 16:05:23 2001
Name:vasanth
Email:vpb111@hotmail.com
Suggestions:cut in incometax surcahgre in the coming financial union budget pls

Tue Jan 23 16:05:40 2001
Name:T.A SRIDHAR
Email:sridharta@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:1. Please increase the income tax limt to 2.5 lks 2. Give more protection for Indian small scale indsutries 3. Remove IT benfit for women. All are equal in wages and benefits.

Tue Jan 23 16:07:13 2001
Name:Rajesh Patel
Email:Rajesh_J_Patel@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Please Extend the limit of Income-Tax from 50,000 to 1,00,000 because of hike in salary due to fifth pay commission.

Tue Jan 23 16:07:29 2001
Name:gina
Email:ginag@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:I would like the government to speed up the disinvestment process, than just being gungho about it.

Tue Jan 23 16:07:44 2001
Name:Selvam
Email:pselvam@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Sir, The consiousness among the earning people on uplifting society should be encouraged and motivated. Hence it is necessary to have some scheme to moot the earning community to work on the development of society. Also now the IT companies are the more profit earning ones and they should be motivated to take up these programmes.

Tue Jan 23 16:08:39 2001
Name:Amit Gupta
Email:amitga@hotmail.com
Suggestions:There are two suggestions/comments from my side. Both of them are related to Income Tax. 1) In most of the countries there is some social security provided to there citizens. In India we do not have any thing of that sort. Today I am earning a handsome salary and paying a good amount of Income tax, but if tomorrow because of some disability I am out of my job, then govenment should take care of me in return of the tax I paid to the government. Otherwise its like I am paying income tax, but I am getting nothing in return. 2) In India it is clearly evident that most of the Income Tax is paid by salried class. Most of the business man either do not pay tax or a very little amount of tax. The Income tax department should have more resources so that each and every person whom so ever is trying to hide income shall be caught. I think Income tax dept needs a revolutionary change.

Tue Jan 23 16:08:51 2001
Name:Mohit Agarwal
Email:agarwalmohit@indiatimes.com
Suggestions:Respected Sir, This Budget I just want that you should be more humurous in your speech so that it gets interesting for fun lovers

Tue Jan 23 16:08:59 2001
Name:C V Joshi
Email:chidambar_j@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Dear Sir, I am physically handicapped person and my left leg is affected by polio and I walk with crutches. I request you to look at below requests which helps people like us. 1. Income Tax exemption of Rs 40,000/- from taxable income per anum is not sufficient. Already we are suffering from god's disguise so taxes will be additional burden on us. So we request either to exempt totally or increase the exemption limit much higher. You can also set some criteria for the same such as minimum acuteness should be more than 35%. 2. We are paying heavy sale tax and duties on automobile vehicles such as car and scooters. So there should be exemption of such taxes and duties for physically handicapped persons. Regards...C V Joshi

Tue Jan 23 16:09:04 2001
Name:arvind kelkar
Email:a_kelkar@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr. Sinha, Could you please bring out the contribution of corruption to the amount of inflation in the economy in your budget speech. Also consider that most of the project delays are mainly due to corruption. With Best Regards and Best Wishes for the Budget

Tue Jan 23 16:09:44 2001
Name:Ravi Kumar B.A.
Email:rbenakan@in.ibm.com
Suggestions:reduce the tax on IT & biotech sector, reduce the tax on export, so that the agricultural prod's value goes up.Maintain the petrochemicals prices,abolish the VRS.Increase budget to defence & research. Introduce the tax on MNC's based on employees they have, since they are desparate for indians, and on the companies which hire indians from india to work abroad.

Tue Jan 23 16:10:05 2001
Name:TAUHIDUR RAHMAN
Email:tauhid99@hotmail.com
Suggestions:My suggestion to him is that he should resign as soon as possible. Because before occupying this post, he should be atleast aware with elementary economics and business. I dont think he understand what is bugdet, finance etc.

Tue Jan 23 16:10:26 2001
Name:satyaranjan
Email:srmukesh1@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:please down computer price. Your don't ignor poor bihar farmers they are really in trouble.

Tue Jan 23 16:10:44 2001
Name:satyaranjan
Email:srmukesh1@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:please down computer price. Your don't ignor poor bihar farmers they are really in trouble.

Tue Jan 23 16:11:07 2001
Name:Aditya Muchhal
Email:amuchhal@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Bhiya, Ram Ram Mangal khabhar yeh hai ki economy ki halat aachi hai, aur agar aap bharat ke vitt mantri bane rahe to yaha chalta rahega. Hum je janna chaenge ki bharat main GATT yajna lagoo hone ke baad, kya scene rahega. Detail main batyen Aapke Apne Sunny Bhai.

Tue Jan 23 16:13:57 2001
Name:MR. PRADYUT ROY
Email:pradyut_r@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr. Sinha, Hope you will keep the following in mind while submitting your budget. 1) Minimum paper work for Housing loans 2) Bring down the deficit in budget 3) Control the inflation rate 4) Encouraging people to start Small scale Industries and prepare the market for the same 5) Cut off or Reduce subsidy where it is not required 6) Encouraging Gems & Jewellery Education and Training Regards, Pradyut Roy IBD

Tue Jan 23 16:14:38 2001
Name:g.goplakrishnamurthy
Email:ggkmurthy@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:sir,why dont you consider to raise the tax on liquor.i.e.sales tax,customs duty on IMFL so that it wii not be a burden to a common man

Tue Jan 23 16:16:14 2001
Name:v.shenbagaraman
Email:vsraman68@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:The standard deduction of Rs.25,000 may be extended upto the income of Rs.1,50,000/- for the salaried people

Tue Jan 23 16:16:27 2001
Name:Tushar Parakh
Email:tparakh@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Increase the registration charges on diesel vehicles used for private purposes to compensate for the difference in Diesel and Petrol prices and mainly to avoid abuse of Diesel subsidy. It will be great if the same increase can be imposed on Taxi's and Autorickshaw to curb pollution in cities and discourage the usage of diesel. Enocurage the usage of Gas in vehicles if possible thru some policy decision.

Tue Jan 23 16:17:09 2001
Name:milind kulkarni
Email:mkulkarni@fnx.com
Suggestions:Do something for "high speed" growth. meaning special measures just to address the issue of speed. any policy or strategy if implemented successfully lets say 30% earlier than sceduled deadline, a special reward. such thing can be applicable across the board. so, pls initiate an effort to think about "speed" or "momentum"...

Tue Jan 23 16:17:56 2001
Name:Shabbir Atarsumba
Email:shabbir_a@chequemail.com
Suggestions:Please lower the IT rates and increase the ceiling on the limit. Make mandatory for IT companies to issue ESOPs.

Tue Jan 23 16:18:04 2001
Name:lari
Email:lari_k@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:no suggestions

Tue Jan 23 16:18:33 2001
Name:Rajesh
Email:rajeshsrinivasan_2000@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:The Tax slab can be maintained at the present level itself. One other scheme to bring out the black money should be intorduced and more employment oriented programmes to be announced

Tue Jan 23 16:19:03 2001
Name:Sanjay kumar sarangi
Email:sarangi_sanjay@hotmail.com
Suggestions:I would requestFM to give more thrust on the indirect tax collection rather putting pressure on the salaried people.These people are already over burden in the sence that they have to save as well as to pay. The salary people are expecting more relaxation on the income tax bracket. More over these are the people who are playing the major role for smooth functioning of the Govt and its all achivement. Why not they should be given one chance to prove their credibility in the line of incentives Scheme irrespective of the different parties and different govt in State as well as in Center.

Tue Jan 23 16:19:31 2001
Name:Prem Prakash
Email:prem_prakash@mailmetoday.com
Suggestions:Sir, Petrol, Gas and Telephone Monthly rate , Train fair should be in less amount. Because everyone will use in regaionable rate. Prem

Tue Jan 23 16:19:37 2001
Name:Suresh Kalmadi
Email:SK@rediff.com
Suggestions:Dear Finance Minister, I request you to kindly resigned soon, this will be a great contribution to our Country. With Warm Regards, Suresh

Tue Jan 23 16:19:57 2001
Name:C. Ganguly
Email:c_ganguly@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Pursue an economy that is in harmony with Nature -- where the best of India's ideas originate !!!

Tue Jan 23 16:20:13 2001
Name:Chinna Nagi Reddy
Email:nagireddyic@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:I hope that you will provide sufficient funds to power generation projects.

Tue Jan 23 16:20:41 2001
Name:chetan patel
Email:patelchetanr@hotmail.com
Suggestions:You can rise the prices for all luxuary items as much as you can since there are more poor people than rich people in INdia

Tue Jan 23 16:21:19 2001
Name:anil
Email:anil_jat@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:you should extend the limit on tax exemption for the housing loan premium

Tue Jan 23 16:21:21 2001
Name:Rakesh Karvat
Email:rk@rk.rkt
Suggestions:Allow home industry to grow, China is now everywhere, right from small electronic products to jewellery and textiles. We need to do something which will boost the exports of small industries. -RK

Tue Jan 23 16:22:11 2001
Name:K Suneel Kumar
Email:kamasutra_suneel@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Income Tax Exemption Limit is to be extended from existing.

Tue Jan 23 16:22:40 2001
Name:M S V Chalapathi
Email:satyavenkata@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Give impetus to Infrastructure industry. This is very essential for the continued growth of the economy.

Tue Jan 23 16:22:47 2001
Name:reddy
Email:reddygroups@rediff.com
Suggestions:i am fine with u r budget

Tue Jan 23 16:22:51 2001
Name:Suresh Kalmadi
Email:SK@rediff.com
Suggestions:Dear Finance Minister, I request you to kindly resigned soon, this will be a great contribution to our Country. With Warm Regards, Suresh

Tue Jan 23 16:23:45 2001
Name:bhanu pratap
Email:bhanupsharma@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Dear Sir, I know you are a very busy man, under pressure from many pulls and pushes, and with lots of things on your mind. I doubt if this is of any worth. I doubt whether it will even get to you and you'll consider it worthwhile. Most probably, it'll be a hassled probationer at the MoF who'll sift through this and relegate it to the dustbin. Nevertheless, here are some naive suggestions in good faith: Identify all paan-cigarette wallahs in this God-forsaken land, and make them cough up Rs 250 per annum. You can also hike duty on cigarettes and IMFL by another 10-15%. Plus how about a 1% Token Nation Builder Tax on the output of all farmers cultivating more than 2 acres of land?...with a promise that it will rise to 2% only 2005, not earlier. Utilise the proceeds to build/upgrade at least 15,000 km of national roadways which will last for at least five years...and provide safe drinking water via tankers to people in perenially drought -ridden districts. If there are some funds still remaining, kindly institute a 5000 scholarships for truly deserving, but under-privileged. I know identifying such tax-payers/beneficiaries is a mammoth, controversy ridden task but that is where your good offices have a role to play. Kindly ensure that there is no leakage in the collection and disbursement of the proceeds. Regards.

Tue Jan 23 16:23:51 2001
Name:ramesh jeldi
Email:ramesh_jeldi@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:1) Tax collection should be done on the basis of a person possessing number of cars/houses/phone) 2)a person living below poverty line Should be exempted from tax. 3)defense budget should be increased.

Tue Jan 23 16:24:31 2001
Name:Arvind Purohit
Email:purohitarvind79@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Honb'le FM, I have 3 suggestions; 1. Reduce the subsidy which favours riches more than poors 2. Have a part of budget for IT infrastructure 3. Change the tax scaling specially after much of inflation it needs to be re structured. Hope you wud see them, Kind Regards, Arvind

Tue Jan 23 16:24:33 2001
Name:Rashmi
Email:rashmi28@rediffmail.com
Suggestions: I am requesting for reduce the price of petroleum products and gas and reduce the price of computers and Electronics things.

Tue Jan 23 16:25:31 2001
Name:Ravindra S. Umarotkar
Email:ravindrau@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:1.Season ticket of railways should not be hiked. 2.Prices on petroleium products should be lowered.

Tue Jan 23 16:26:05 2001
Name:Neelanjan Kumar
Email:neelanjank@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Mr. FM, Do some favour for salaried persons like me . It is seen always benifits are passed on to Industry class and salaried class suffers a lot. This time we expect tax relief . Thanks.

Tue Jan 23 16:26:05 2001
Name:T.S.Reddy
Email:pkt@rdcis.bih.nic.in
Suggestions:Dear Sir, Kindly increase the saving limit under 80C to minimum of Rs. 1 lakh for tax purpose. Also, please increase the saving limit under other sections also.

Tue Jan 23 16:27:23 2001
Name:Pradeep Kumar Mahajan
Email:pradeep_mahajan@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1. Kindly tax each and every employed person in the country. Whatever his job/business/profession etc. You kindly charge 5% of his basic pay monthly if, he is employed in any organised sector. If, he is in unorganised sector than make it mandatory for him to pay monthly according to his income. In this way the whole country would involve in paying tax and think of their responsibility towards the country.

Tue Jan 23 16:27:43 2001
Name:Smita
Email:smita1480@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please check the assets and the income of all the POLITICIANS FROM THE DAY OF HIS RESUMING OFFICE.I THINK THIS THINGS WILL MAKE OUR COUNTRY TO GAIN THE BEST NATION IN THE WORLD.

Tue Jan 23 16:29:05 2001
Name:Luke
Email:luke@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1. Increase taxes. 2. Reduce tax ceiling 3. Dont sell PSUs

Tue Jan 23 16:29:57 2001
Name:Dilip M. Desai
Email:desaidm@yahoo.com
Suggestions:1. In budget reduce excise duty on the low voltage motors and solar cell which can run them. This will allow development and use of automated devices which will increase productivity of lower strata of people 2. Use of solar energy (e.g. solar cookers)on a wider scale will allow our poor people to get away from the need touse kerosene and firewood - which will prevent outgo of foreign exchange towards purchase of such fuel and protect our environment.

Tue Jan 23 16:30:16 2001
Name:Raju Taneja
Email:rtaneja@niit.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr Sinha, It is indeed a pleasure to write to you and I'm very hopeful that my suggesstions will be accepted as they relate not to reduction of taxes or any concessions but to creating an atmosphere of compliance to taxes by all. For a very long time I've had this feeling that there is something wrong in the way Income Tax is projected to people in general. The very fact that we call it "Tax-Net' says it all. People are being 'forced' to fill in their returns rather tahn being motivated. I am suggesting a fundamentally different aproach and a few ideas which may help Govt achieve its targets asnd also the tax payers wil be happy and proud. In our country there are a number of essential services that are controlled and provided by the govt. Telephones, electricity, Ration Cards, Passports and many others. Mostly a tax payer and a non-tax payer are treated the same way at all these offices. Infact if my telephone stops working I 'take care' of the linesman in exactly the same way as a non tax payer does. I stand in the same queue for ration card or passport etc.... Is there a way by which the govt can give priority to tax -payers in all the services and ensure that tax payers get thier serices without any hassles of standing in queues, going to govt offices time and again etc.. Today a tax-payer may be happy that he is clean but you can add joy to that happiness by providing these few services on a perceptible priority to the honest taxpayer. The whole idea being that the taxpeyer should see that he gets benefit by being a tax payer and does not feel that he pays tax and the others enjoy the benefits. Regards, Raju Taneja

Tue Jan 23 16:30:32 2001
Name:MARATHE
Email:medimail@tmc.ernet.in
Suggestions:please give incentive of pokhran to all units under Department of Atomic energy (including Aided institutes like tata memorial hospital,mumbai

Tue Jan 23 16:30:40 2001
Name:RAMESH MISHRA
Email:RM_MISHRA@REDIFFMAIL.COM
Suggestions:SURCHARGE SHOULD BE ABOLISHED IN INCOME TAX.BASIC EXEMPTION LIMIT UNDER INCOME TAX SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 100000/-

Tue Jan 23 16:33:04 2001
Name:girish
Email:hggirisharas@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please don't keep people under false impression saying that Indian economy is booming

Tue Jan 23 16:33:09 2001
Name:shakoor
Email:iffi_21@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:can v relax the fuel prices for a couple of years, 'cos the way its shooting up, soon v would b travelling in the RTC only. Besta luck, Sir

Tue Jan 23 16:33:23 2001
Name:senthil kumar
Email:selva_senthil@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Target the Business people who have lot of black money, Don't target the working class middle society people. Allocate more funds to rural education, overall rural developement..

Tue Jan 23 16:33:40 2001
Name:Shashi Bhushan
Email:s_bhushan2000@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Hounourable Finance Minister My humble request to you pl. increase in Income Tax slab from Rs. 60,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/-. In India everything is expensive like School fee, food, Medical expenses etc. If you give relieve in Income Tax slab every man get haapy. Regards Shashi Bhushan

Tue Jan 23 16:34:08 2001
Name:Mudigonda Ravi Sudhakar
Email:mravisudhakar@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please extend the tax net to include doctors, lawyers, CAs Software Professionals and others. Please make a central database of the informattion of tax payers and PAN holders and conduct raids keeping a vigil on the activities on the professionals and elite segments of the society.

Tue Jan 23 16:35:43 2001
Name:Mudigonda Ravi Sudhakar
Email:mravisudhakar@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please extend the tax net to include doctors, lawyers, CAs Software Professionals and others. Please make a central database of the informattion of tax payers and PAN holders and conduct raids keeping a vigil on the activities on the professionals and elite segments of the society.

Tue Jan 23 16:35:54 2001
Name:sameer gupte
Email:sameer_gupte@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1. Increase basic exemption limit for Income tax 2. Clarity over taxation of ESOP granted to employees of subsudiary of a foriegn co (listed on say : Nasdaq) 3. Whether scrutiny assessments are abolished ? If so , amendment in the Act.

Tue Jan 23 16:36:18 2001
Name:Ravi Jangid, Jitender Kumar, V. Mathew
Email:rjangidpg@rediffmail.com, jkumarpg@rediffmail.com, mathew23@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Sir, Please consider our following seggestions :- 1. Increase the Std Deduction. 2. Increase the saving limit upto 80,000 + 30,000(Bonds)

Tue Jan 23 16:37:48 2001
Name:V N KUMAR
Email:vnk_123@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear sir, 1.Please restructure the Income tax and try to charge a flat income tax - with multiple income level. 2.Lot of companies in Jamnagar(Brass mfgrs) are making big turn overs ; but they are paying EXCISE duty. Ex-Bi-Cycle valve/parts mfgrs. Like this there are pen mfgrs - who are having well known brand image with more than 100 crore turn over ; but still not comming under Excise purview. Please do something effectively. 3.Many big companies - opens small companies (even 4 - 5) under different names to avoid duties. Please make efforts to make the best to belt them in one rope.

Tue Jan 23 16:37:57 2001
Name:AJAY KUMAR.M
Email:BINZINC@VSNL.COM(AKM)
Suggestions:HONOURABLE MINISTER, AT PRESENT THE COST OF DRUGS ARE VERY HIGH AND THE POOR(MAJORITY OF PEOPLE IN INDIA) PATIENTS CAN ILL AFFORD TO HAVE THESE LIFE SAVING MEDICINS.AS YOU WILL AGREE THAT MOST OF THE MEDICINES ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN INDIA OR IF AVAILABLE ARE HIGH PRICED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND MAKE NECESSARY CONCESSIONS / REDUCTIONS IN DUTIES / PRICE OF DRUGS IN THE COMMING BUDGET SO AS TO MAKE THE LIFE SAVING DRUGS CHEAPER. WITH RESPECTFUL REGARDS AJAYKUMAR.M

Tue Jan 23 16:38:25 2001
Name:Abhijit Kulkarni
Email:abhijit_s1@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Impose more tax on media & television which shows semi nude programs like FTV, Star Movies, Playboy TV and so on. Kindly reduce the tax burden imposed on the common man so that he can pay his tax loyally. Also try to reduce the inequality in your budget. All mutinationals should be compelled to employ people of indian origin with all the facilities like housing, transport etc. Try to abolish Contract system from many organisations and take steps to give a permanant jobs to such employees for example in ICICI. City bank, Standard Chartered bank, Anz , Honkong bank follows Contract system. Dont give any incentives to the Domestic firms which does not make profits, pays for telephone bills, electricity bills, income tax for first 3 years of its incorporation. These industries should strive hard for the success. Last but most important give me a nice job if you can.

Tue Jan 23 16:38:54 2001
Name:HariharanPK
Email:pkhariharan@hpcl.co.in
Suggestions:INCOME TAX: For us the salaried employees, you should consider extending the present limit for deductions for contribution to PPF, NSC etc upto Rs. ONE LAKH and exempt the same 100 % instead of the present ceiling limit of 20% and made deductible from the total taxable income. Savings in the LIC policies,ULIP etc. should be delinked from the above and the contributions should quality for 100 % deductions from the taxable salary. Tax slabs to be revised so as to have maximum coverage but at a lesser rate of taxation. The refund order from the income tax authorities is invariably delayed, leading to frustration among those who are expecting the refund intime. Some modification should be brought in the current system. AUTOMOBILES: It is observed that the heavy vehicles are invariably parked in the public premises, leaving little space for the other users of the road. A uniform policy for taxing such private heavy vehicles for the unauthorised usage and blocking the public space should be considered in addition to the existing taxation rates to prevent unauthorised blockage of the public space.

Tue Jan 23 16:40:10 2001
Name:V N KUMAR
Email:vnk_123@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear sir, 1.Please restructure the Income tax and try to charge a flat income tax - with multiple income level. 2.Lot of companies in Jamnagar(Brass mfgrs) are making big turn overs ; but they are paying EXCISE duty. Ex-Bi-Cycle valve/parts mfgrs. Like this there are pen mfgrs - who are having well known brand image with more than 100 crore turn over ; but still not comming under Excise purview. Please do something effectively. 3.Many big companies - opens small companies (even 4 - 5) under different names to avoid duties. Please make efforts to make the best to belt them in one rope.

Tue Jan 23 16:41:36 2001
Name:Prashant Prabhu
Email:prabhu_prashant@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please reduce the Income Tax burden on the salaried working Class of people. You could probably also reduce the Tax rate on Domestic savings or could introduce special government instuments so that the money could directly come to the government and would in turn reduce your cost of borrowing funds.

Tue Jan 23 16:43:38 2001
Name:Subramanian Ramaswamy
Email:subramanian_r@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Respected Sir, I feel that one area where you should concentrate is income tax. I suggest reducing taxes, but make sure that everyone above the minimum income be taxed. We have only 1% of people in this country paying taxes! The defaulters should be dealt stringently with instead of increasing taxes on the law abiding people who pay taxes. It is like punishing people for abiding the law. Thanks for hearing me out. Sincerely Subramanian

Tue Jan 23 16:44:00 2001
Name:Dr.Regi George
Email:keralacongress@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Sir, TDS is levied on interest from Bank Deposits above Rs.10000 per annum .This limit was fixed in the 1993 Budget It is high time that the amount be raised to Rs.25000/-. Otherwise it will perpetuate the tendency for depositors for splitting the amounts leading to increased paperwork and less revenue to the Government

Tue Jan 23 16:44:02 2001
Name:Acharyulu, G
Email:acharyulug@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear sir, * Consider reducing the Income Tax and encourage many people to comply, as higher tax rates will only increase black money thus by creating parallel economy. * Also, consider VRS for all Central Govt. organizations including R&D institutions. * Encourage employees to take 5years of Extra ordinary Leave, the way A.P.Govt. has done. Thanking you, Acharyulu

Tue Jan 23 16:44:17 2001
Name:A.N.Shinde
Email:bomitmcr@vsnl.net
Suggestions:Sec. 80dd - The deduction is available for investmets is not useful as the independent is getting back the amount only after the death of the investor. Since the death is uncertain the locking period is very. for this the beneficiary can get back the amount for his education, medical treatment after 5 years. Instead of specific schemes the deduction cat be allowed on other schemes such as post office , LICs, UTI etc.

Tue Jan 23 16:44:38 2001
Name:thomas juli
Email:thomas_juli@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Sir this is regarrding the import/export of matrial(raw material, semi-finished fineshed or any other) make a uniform say 1% of the total quantity let it be uniform for all the goods as is done in dubai this will help the government plug most of the loop hole in the clearence system. it would also increase the Govt. collection thomas juli pune Student

Tue Jan 23 16:46:23 2001
Name:Col.S.V.Ramachandran
Email:colsvr@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1. Boldly implement disinvestment plan 2. Announce incentives for investments in the infrastructure sector, especially Telecommunications and Power 3. Allocate funds to institutions of technical education like IITs, Engineering Colleges/ Regional Engineering Colleges with a view to substantially increase the workforce for IT industry/ knowledge based industry. 4. Strict adherance to financial discipline by all Ministries and States.

Tue Jan 23 16:47:23 2001
Name:Anil Kumar
Email:mailanil@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please roll out a program to cut subsidies as fast as possible. It hurts!

Tue Jan 23 16:47:32 2001
Name:R.Balakrishnan
Email:balak23@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Kindly give lot of conessions for 100% Export oriented units and SEP Export Zones by giving them more conessions and relaxations and more time for export obligations.

Tue Jan 23 16:47:40 2001
Name:Mrinal K. Bhowmick
Email:mkbhowmick@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:1.Income Tax For HUf should be more simplified. 2. Tax net should be further broadened. 3. Savings should be tax free upto Rs.2 lakhs.

Tue Jan 23 16:49:06 2001
Name:Sanjay
Email:stash32@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr. Sinha, Following is a specific suggestion for the budget : 1) Many industries, such as the edible oil industry do NOT come under the purview of MODVAT. This encourages them to purchases goods without MODVAT. In the case of chemical supplies, it forces suppliers to resort to selling goods without paying excise. Hence, such industries should be allowed MODVAT credit by bringing them under the purview of MODVAT and the increase in price of edible oil to the end consumer can be offset by reducing the sales tax.

Tue Jan 23 16:50:39 2001
Name:Harjinder
Email:h_canady@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Sir try to decrease the income tax & try to increase the budget of of education

Tue Jan 23 16:51:03 2001
Name:MERCY DONBOSCO
Email:MERCY_DONBOSCO@REDIFFMAIL.COM
Suggestions:TO REDUCE STATE BUS FARE FOR PHYSICALY HANDICAPPED PERSON

Tue Jan 23 16:51:22 2001
Name:Prasad
Email:yoursprasad@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Dear sir, I suggest that you reduce the fiscal deficit to less than 5%. Also sell of all those useless old PSUs. Failing this I will be forced to shoot you. I will also fornicate your entire family first. I will be watching Mr.Sinha. So you better watch out. Prasad ----

Tue Jan 23 16:51:34 2001
Name:prakash nair
Email:prk_deviakash@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Please involve some scheme for non-resident indians pension scheme for the people atleast worked overseas continuously worked for more than 5 years.

Tue Jan 23 16:52:27 2001
Name:Santosh
Email:santoo_son@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Sir I would like to suggest scheme for eIndia where IT and Agriculture will grow side by side. Why not you open IT School in Rural areas and give subsidised IT Education to Children of farmer. Regards Santosh

Tue Jan 23 16:52:31 2001
Name:H.S.Sathish
Email:satpack@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Dear Finance minister The scientific community is expecting some concessions in income tax in this budget. We need to spend a lot to be competiive in our field. We request you to kindly give some concession in direct taxes. Please increase the saving limit from 60,000 to at least Rs.100,000. H.S.sathish Scientist CFTRI Mysore

Tue Jan 23 16:52:55 2001
Name:Avinash C. Sher
Email:inteleng@del3.vsnl.net.in
Suggestions:The general economy can be improved by curbing the wasteful spending by the Govt. We see a lot of money being spent/rather wasted on unnecessary projects. Regards

Tue Jan 23 16:53:20 2001
Name:Harminder S. Dua
Email:harminder_dua@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr Sinha, You'd agree with me that Information Technology Sector is a major contributor to the foreign exchange earnings and a significant contributor to the GDP of the country. The persons employed in this sector are putting their heart and soul for retaining India's position as a fabvoured IT Vendor across the world. Hence they need to be encouraged and motivated. With this view, I request you to include in the upcoming budget, the following for the IT Sector employees: 1. The minimum taxable income limit to be raised to Rs 2 Lakhs. 2. Standard Deduction to be Rs 50,000/- irrespective of the income bracket. 3. The savings limit for tax benefit to be raised to Rs 5 Lakh against Rs 60,000 (or Rs 80,000) as these savings again contribute in the national infrastructure building. 4. Savings in terms of Fixed Deposits also to be included in the tax exempted savings ( same logic as the point above). 5. A Technology Development Fund to be set up for development and mass implementation of electronic hardware/ infrastructure technology. Contribution to this fund to be totaly exempted from income tax. I hope you'd consider my suggestions favourably and pave the way for more indirect contribution towards nation building from IT Sector employees. Thanks & Regards. Harminder S. Dua

Tue Jan 23 16:55:00 2001
Name:Sanjay Kumar Mishra
Email:sanjay_mishra@usa.net
Suggestions:Put tax on rich farmers income.

Tue Jan 23 16:55:14 2001
Name:Drs Gokhale, Bastawde, Khire and Puntambekar.
Email:ncim@ems.ncl.res.in
Suggestions:Dear sir The exhisting income tax patern is very much complicated. It should be simplified as follows: 1. Upto Rs. 50,000/- No tax 2. Rs 50,000 to 2,00,000/- 20% 3. Rs. 2,00,000 to 5,00,000/- 30% 4. Above 5,00,000/- 40% 5. No standard deductions 6. Saving upto 1,00,000 with exempt of 20 % tax benefit 7. Surcharge should be removed 8. No special tax benefits to any catageories like gender, caste and religion 9. Minimum 5 % tax should be introduced on income received from agriculture sources Regards, Drs

Tue Jan 23 16:55:56 2001
Name:Lubrikote(Silvassa)
Email:lubrikote@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:SSI units should be charged not more than i2% on finance raised from the banks to make them competitivein lieu of the onslaugt of dumping of Cinese goods

Tue Jan 23 16:56:16 2001
Name:dr anand tavargeri
Email:atavargeri@yahoo.com
Suggestions:respected sir, for heaven sake please do something about roads,they r reallymiserable, iam ashmed 2 say this,what happened to your infrastructure corridor.still,on papers please for heaven's sake wake up

Tue Jan 23 16:56:40 2001
Name:girish
Email:porwalgirish@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:madarchod,kutte rishwatkhor chutye tere maa ka bhosda land fhakir kahi ke . tere bhein ki chut mein mere lauda aur tere baap ka lauda ghodi ki chut mein.

Tue Jan 23 16:56:50 2001
Name:subodh sachan
Email:subodh_sachan@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Kindly speed up the process of disinvestment in public sectors as they are a burden on our treasury & also pls. help out the dying paging industry as many jobs has been lost due to the ignorance of this sector

Tue Jan 23 16:57:23 2001
Name:Ajinder Singh
Email:ajay24th@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Sir, Namestay Sir, I am working in a privat hospital as a Computer Programmer and PA to medical Director. I wants to request you that every year our government goes in loss. and people of india get punished for it by increasing rates of very thing. Is is not possibel not to increase the rates this year

Tue Jan 23 16:58:05 2001
Name:khadge n h
Email:khadge@darya.nio.org
Suggestions:1)Limit for salary savings should be raised to Rs.100000. 2)Surcharge on Income Tax to be abolished/ reduced to 5%. 3)Dearnes Allowance should be non taxable.

Tue Jan 23 16:58:06 2001
Name:kishore bhadra
Email:vgsbatik@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:hope for best of best budget. provide favours to handicrafts.develope good to pds scheme for rural poors. thanks& regards have visit at kutch.

Tue Jan 23 16:58:29 2001
Name:Jayadeva
Email:jayadeva@vengines.com
Suggestions:1.Increase the standard deduction amouunt. 2.Increase the saving amount at least to 1.2lacs 3.Remove surchage completely.

Tue Jan 23 16:58:30 2001
Name:R.V.Thirumurugan
Email:anadev@md5.vsnl.net.in
Suggestions:Concrete steps should be taken to steamline Income tax formalities.

Tue Jan 23 16:59:18 2001
Name:khadge n h
Email:khadge@darya.nio.org
Suggestions:1)Limit for salary savings should be raised to Rs.100000. 2)Surcharge on Income Tax to be abolished/ reduced to 5%. 3)Dearnes Allowance should be non taxable.

Tue Jan 23 16:59:47 2001
Name:G.Gopalakrishna
Email:ggopalakrishna@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1.Tax rich agriculturists 2.Tax IT companies 3.Do not increase tax rate for individuals 4.Introduce self assessment of tax to cover large population on the lines of Bangalore municipal coporation self assessment for property owners.

Tue Jan 23 17:00:05 2001
Name:Sandeep Khurana
Email:skhurana@in.ibm.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr. FM I hope that you are aware of the negative role played by the useless and nonsense Beurocracy in the economic development of our country . Can we expect this Budget will do something about it ? Tx n regards Sandeep

Tue Jan 23 17:00:09 2001
Name:Prasad Deshmukh
Email:prasad.deshmukh@mailcity.com
Suggestions:Sir, Please reduce Individual Income Tax and compensate the deficiency by lowering government expenditures, expensive tours of ministers via airplanes/helicopters, limit state foreign tours to essential ones only. This year we are expecting for a positive response in this regard. Thanks & best luck for the Budget ! Prasad Deshmukh

Tue Jan 23 17:00:14 2001
Name:sambasivarao
Email:sambasiva_8212@rediff.com
Suggestions:this budget is verry good

Tue Jan 23 17:00:44 2001
Name:hai
Email:asd@sc.com
Suggestions:u just resign from u job

Tue Jan 23 17:01:37 2001
Name:Annamalai Mageswaran
Email:amageswaran@yahoo.com
Suggestions:IT sector is doing very well in creating lot of quality jobs and earning critical FE for the country. However, the ultimate gains to economy and population will come only when we create large no. of manufacturing jobs in the export sector. A new bold initiative is required for creating totally controls free economic zones for export purpose. Are you listening Sir?

Tue Jan 23 17:02:33 2001
Name:Prasad Deshmukh
Email:prasad.deshmukh@mailcity.com
Suggestions:Sir, Please reduce Individual Income Tax and compensate the deficiency by lowering government expenditures, expensive tours of ministers via airplanes/helicopters, limit state foreign tours to essential ones only. This year we are expecting for a positive response in this regard. Thanks & best luck for the Budget ! Prasad Deshmukh

Tue Jan 23 17:02:55 2001
Name:MANOJ KUMAR SHARMA
Email:mksharmaji@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Sir, Income tax limit should be raised upto Rs.100000/- thanks

Tue Jan 23 17:02:59 2001
Name:Manoj Kumar.E.C
Email:manojec@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:You must take atmost care while making disinvestment.Viable Public enterprises should not be disinvested.Find out alternative steps to increase the performance and profitability of such units. Take bold steps to cut down unnecessary subsidies. Hope that you will take bold steps to save our economy. Humble Pranams. Manoj

Tue Jan 23 17:03:03 2001
Name:Lt Col Ajit Patil ( Retd )
Email:ASPatil@Bechtel.com
Suggestions:Honourable minister, How would you help honest tax payers ? Here are some suggestions : 1. Refunds approved from IT for previous years must be paid fast.I am waiting for last two year.Have provision for adjustment in the next tax return from the individual.

Tue Jan 23 17:03:55 2001
Name:Divek Shah
Email:divekdivek@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please stop looking at the stock market screen everyday :) ..

Tue Jan 23 17:05:26 2001
Name:PARTHA NARAYAN
Email:amanjee@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Sir Will it not be a good idea to introduce a Value added tax inlieu of Capital Gains Tax on shares. for example if a person buys shares at price x and sells it at a specific rate . Since all transactions are mostly thru depositories a track could be kept on each trade and the tax collected at source. this will enable the investor also to be fre from any Tax compliance later Maybe this should be given a try

Tue Jan 23 17:06:05 2001
Name:Ganesh V
Email:iyer_ganeshv@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr Yashwant Sinha, Does your party have the political will and consensus to reduce subsidies (especially agriculture and electricity). Can we expect some positive changes on this front in this budget?

Tue Jan 23 17:06:26 2001
Name:Vikram John
Email:vickyjohn101@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:For a change, could we have some good and workable thrust/sops/outlay on construction projects in the country?! each budget only promises unworkable and pompous pipedreams.

Tue Jan 23 17:06:45 2001
Name:s.krishnan
Email:happyalwaysin@yahoo.com
Suggestions:the exemption limit for income-tax can be raised to Rs.60,000/- per annum.

Tue Jan 23 17:06:56 2001
Name:Ganesh V
Email:iyer_ganeshv@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr Yashwant Sinha, Does your party have the political will and consensus to reduce subsidies (especially agriculture and electricity). Can we expect some positive changes on this front in this budget?

Tue Jan 23 17:07:46 2001
Name:Rishi Yadav
Email:rishi_yaduvanshi@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Just a few ones: 1. Minimize/remove import duty on PC-related hardware. This will enable more families to afford PC in this IT era. 2. Sanction for more power generating units based on non-fossil fuels. 3. Privatise the departments which need not much govt. control. Examples of these are animal husbandry, food (keeping only ration for poor), power, water, communication. 4. Allott bonus for teachers of govt. schools based on the performance of students of that particular branch in X and XII exams. 5. Create a social security type of identification for each citizen. Link all important personal documents like PAN card, passport, driving license, voter's identification, bank accounts, ration card, etc. to it. This will help the govt. in innumerable manners. 6. Last but not the least, invest in infrastructure as if nothing was done for it earlier. It'll help investment, bring down costs, improve employment opportunities, the gains are simply immense. This is the investment with highest returns for the Indian nation. There are many other nations in this regard, friend/foes, whom we can take as model.

Tue Jan 23 17:07:55 2001
Name:s.krishnan
Email:happyalwaysin@yahoo.com
Suggestions:the exemption limit for income-tax can be raised to Rs.60,000/- per annum.

Tue Jan 23 17:08:16 2001
Name:MANOJ KUMAR SHARMA
Email:mksharmaji@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Dear Sir, Income tax limit should be raised upto Rs.100000/- thanks

Tue Jan 23 17:08:42 2001
Name:AK Singh
Email:aks99@hotmail.com
Suggestions:House Rent paid by the salaried Govt servants should be fully deductible (and not only what has been paid in excess of 10% of pay ) as employees who get govt accomodation are at an advantage and also do not have to pay 10% of their pay as License Fee. This is highly unjust and the anomaly must be removed.

Tue Jan 23 17:09:54 2001
Name:thomas d souza
Email:tomtanu@yahoo.com
Suggestions:Raise the Standard deduction Remove the surcharge on Income tax

Tue Jan 23 17:10:00 2001
Name:AK Singh
Email:aks99@hotmail.com
Suggestions:House Rent paid by the salaried Govt servants should be fully deductible (and not only what has been paid in excess of 10% of pay ) as employees who get govt accomodation are at an advantage and also do not have to pay 10% of their pay as License Fee. This is highly unjust and the anomaly must be removed.

Tue Jan 23 17:11:28 2001
Name:Mahabaleshwar K.Pandrekar
Email:pandrekar@123india.com
Suggestions:TAXABLE LIMIT MAY PLEASE INCREASED FROM RS. 50,000 TO 75,000

Tue Jan 23 17:11:45 2001
Name:J V Rao
Email:rao_jv@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1. Income tax exeption limit should be raised to Rs.1.5 lacs. 2. Conveyance charges should be raised to Rs. 1500 to Govt. employees.

Tue Jan 23 17:12:30 2001
Name:kiran
Email:kiran@kurnoolmail.com
Suggestions:dear sir i request to se that if we will have registraton in one state if we go to another state we have to registration again please see that the comman law must be though out the country

Tue Jan 23 17:12:38 2001
Name:K.Sekhar
Email:sksekhar123@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Respected Sir, I would suggest Govt stop all Housing construction activities in all developed cities within a radius of 30 kilometers . Adv : People will start spreading out and developing neighbouring villages so thatload for water sewerage,pollution etc reduce .Further With infrastructure picking up in surrounding villages more employment will be generated , real estate prises will fall ,transportation will develope and so on... In a Nut-Shell instead of all people converging to the same place and leading a stressfull life they will diverge and lead a more peacefull and creative life . Best Regards, K.Sekhar.

Tue Jan 23 17:12:44 2001
Name:Mahabaleshwar K.Pandrekar
Email:pandrekar@123india.com
Suggestions:TAXABLE LIMIT MAY PLEASE INCREASED FROM RS. 50,000 TO 75,000

Tue Jan 23 17:12:50 2001
Name:kiran
Email:kiran@kurnoolmail.com
Suggestions:dear sir i request to se that if we will have registraton in one state if we go to another state we have to registration again please see that the comman law must be though out the country

Tue Jan 23 17:12:54 2001
Name:S.Joseph
Email:Joseph@josephworld.com
Suggestions:Please increase the Income Tax Ceiling. Remove subsidies on petroleum,cooking gas.

Tue Jan 23 17:13:50 2001
Name:T.LAKSHMI
Email:dlnpoj@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please do not impose extra burdens in terms of taxes to the common man who is getting salary of Rs. only 2000 per month.

Tue Jan 23 17:14:20 2001
Name:r.sundar
Email:sundar@tpkindia.com
Suggestions:please consider making bank interest non taxable .this will help to avoid many scams.

Tue Jan 23 17:14:23 2001
Name:K.Srikanth
Email:srikanth.k@DaimlerChrysler.COM
Suggestions:1. Completely Exempt Tax from the Interest Earned from Bank Deposits Reason: 1. After paying Taxes, one tends to save in the Bank which is again taxed - it almost amounts to double taxation. 2. It will avoid people falling to the lure of NBFC, Plantation Companies which generally offer higher interest rates 3. Banks will have 'surplus' deposits - forcing interest rates to come down

Tue Jan 23 17:15:36 2001
Name:c.s.jagadeesh
Email:jagadeesh@ceatindia.com
Suggestions:Standard Deduction for salaried to be increased to Rs 50,000

Tue Jan 23 17:15:43 2001
Name:Murali
Email:murali.bestha@wipro.com
Suggestions:Please give a budget which takes India to the 21st century and provides the basic amenities to the common man of India, before that common man hates to be an Indian.

Tue Jan 23 17:16:00 2001
Name:Puneet Manwar
Email:manwarp@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Budget should be like this in which all the persons can live.You made the budget but the unemployment to the younger generation is not there. So how they will manage to live and how there family members will live. Please make budget but do some work in the field of employment. Please!! Thanku

Tue Jan 23 17:19:15 2001
Name:Middle Class employees Of India
Email:milord@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Hon. Fin. Minister Sir, We from A very renowned group requests you to kindly consider the salry exemption limit & raise it to Rs. 1,00,000 thanking you and hoping a favourable consideration in the budget , and also hereby wishing you all the best , Regards. MiddleClass Employees of India.

Tue Jan 23 17:19:36 2001
Name:Harshal Shah
Email:has@vsnl.com
Suggestions:Dear Mr Sinha Why do we need so many types of taxes i think in order to bring more people into the tax net and make them understand the objective of collecting taxes,You should make it a simpler process by intoducing one and only one type of tax by doing this we will be encouraging the masses to pay tax and also destroy the ever growing corruption in our tax system Thank You

Tue Jan 23 17:20:56 2001
Name:Lubrikote(Silvassa)
Email:lubrikote@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:SSI units should be charged not more than i2% on finance raised from the banks to make them competitivein lieu of the onslaugt of dumping of Chinese goods

Tue Jan 23 17:23:13 2001
Name:Manivannan.K.J.
Email:vocamani@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Sir, Do not hesitate to tax the profit making IT companies for they are making enough money to pay the taxes!

Tue Jan 23 17:23:39 2001
Name:Abbas kazi
Email:enhancer@vsnl.com
Suggestions:Reduce the Import duty on Hardware used bY MNC or Indian software houses as their is still a gap betweeen the prices availabel in the world and India and hence companies are creating the HUBS abroad and only giving links thru High speed dial up lines and this is not in the best interest of the growth of the overall IT Industry.

Tue Jan 23 17:24:01 2001
Name:Ashish Jain
Email:jainash@btnl.com
Suggestions:Sir, Being a salaried person, i would request u to incerease either the limit of I Tax Exemption or Increase the limit of Investment for Tax Concession.

Tue Jan 23 17:24:13 2001
Name:Sunil.E.K
Email:sunilek@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1. Please stop entry of foregin products sales in India or Impose heavy licence fee. Indian made products is dying in the Indian market. 2. Retain the pension age to 58 from 60 years lot of youngsters are jobless

Tue Jan 23 17:25:09 2001
Name:RAGHURAM.R
Email:raghuram@btlpkd.com
Suggestions:Kindly Cut All the subsidies which prevents misusing of the same,subsidy is not properly utilised by the end user,yielding more revenue to the government . Software Industry is not suitable for indian Economy . Since 90% of the population belong to other industrial sector .& In my opinion for the betterment of nation & economy ,one has to concentrate on the majority 90% rather than 10% ( which is software).

Tue Jan 23 17:28:09 2001
Name:Satyendra Singh Tomar
Email:satyendra@riverrun.com
Suggestions:Mr. Sinha 1. How are you planning to take the blck money out? 2. Plese tax the hi fi business class which has land in hectares as farm houses across the countries and give relief to salaried persons. Regards

Tue Jan 23 17:29:20 2001
Name:Sunil.E.K
Email:sunilek@hotmail.com
Suggestions:1. Please stop entry of foregin products sales in India or Impose heavy licence fee. Indian made products is dying in the Indian market. 2. Retain the pension age to 58 from 60 years lot of youngsters are jobless

Tue Jan 23 17:29:43 2001
Name:kbraaja
Email:kbraaja@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Remove the excise duty on electronic hardware products.

Tue Jan 23 17:29:51 2001
Name:Narasimha Moorthy T
Email:tonse_moorthy@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Subsidy for the farm sector has to be given. Prices of the agricultural produces are falling because of liberalisation. eg: price of coconut is same as it was 20 years ago, but the input cost has gone into 4 times in last 20 years because of inflation. do something for the poor farmers. with regards, T.N.Moorthy.

Tue Jan 23 17:29:57 2001
Name:S.KRISHNAN
Email:happyalwaysin@yahoo.com
Suggestions:The IT exemption threshold may be raised to Rs.60,000/- per annum.

Tue Jan 23 17:30:12 2001
Name:m b nagpal
Email:mbnagpal@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:income tax exemption limit to increase to 1 lac.efforts should be to up rs value to Rs 40 per doller.

Tue Jan 23 17:30:24 2001
Name:RAGHU RAM . R
Email:raguram@btlpkd.com
Suggestions:1) Assets of the polticians & film personalities should be declared & tax to be collected w/o fail.Bcoz they are the majority persons from whom we can get revenue to the govt.

Tue Jan 23 17:31:49 2001
Name:Shajahan Dasasn
Email:shajahan@md2.vsnl.net.in
Suggestions:1.Please provide sufficent amount in the budget to protect coconut price decrease. 2. uplift income tax limit to 1Lack

Tue Jan 23 17:31:55 2001
Name:bharath prithiviraj
Email:inskies@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:pl. look into the tax deficit in the entertainment sector

Tue Jan 23 17:33:02 2001
Name:b.Chandrasekaran
Email:bcvidhya@hotmail.com
Suggestions:Kindly increase the income tax limit. We are the salary class people. Kindly announce upto two laksh no income tax thereafter you fix some slab please. We are expecting a very good budget for salary class people. With regards.

Tue Jan 23 17:34:38 2001
Name:vineet taneja
Email:vintaneja@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please do Something about the infrastructure ! Allocate morefunds for it.

Tue Jan 23 17:36:00 2001
Name:C-Systems & NetZone
Email:c_systems@satyam.net.in
Suggestions:Dear Sir, Kindly try to decrease the hiked prices of only those things which are commonly used by the needy people to live their life smoothly, as for example petrol, lpg, pulses, grains and other edibles etc., u can increase prices of items which are for show and not in much need like tv, vehicle, cigeratte etc. We hope that your upcoming budget will give be a boon as well as give relief to everyone who is in great need to live on their life. Thanks

Tue Jan 23 17:36:41 2001
Name:Naven Sharma
Email:naveens@cisco.com
Suggestions:1.Pls. get rid of HRA, Medical(Rs.15,000) reimbursement, LTA etc. All these leads to an overload of document generation, corruption and complications. 2.Instead either reduce the standard deduction in such a way that for upto one lakh rupees there is no tax. 3.Reduce the tax to 20% level and increase the compliance to meet your budgetory requirements. 4.Sell of PSUs and retire your debts.

Tue Jan 23 17:37:14 2001
Name:sanjeev rai
Email:theideamerchant@rediffmail.com
Suggestions:Please start a culture of Social security number and a back-up record for any credit agency to fall back on. Also, it will help individual enjoy godd creit status. It will at the same time help the citizens of India get other benefits along with a good finance practice in the country.

Tue Jan 23 17:38:06 2001
Name:S.S.SIDHU
Email:sukhwantsidhu@hotmail.com
Suggestions:As already announced by Gov pls declare sr.citizen at60 yrs of age for all purposes.

Tue Jan 23 17:39:30 2001
Name:sanjay barjatiya ACA
Email:barjatiya@hotmail.com
Suggestions:the companies getting benefit of section 10C and 80IB should be excluded from the perview of minimum alternative tax as earlier it was.

Tue Jan 23 17:41:20 2001
Name:Subbarao
Email:subbarao_cgrs@satyam.net.in
Suggestions:Pl. reduce the income tax rate for the salaried class. They only seem to be paying the tax. Regards Subbarao
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