Wishlist for this budget???

Come february and my DH is always talking about Income tax slab changes..ofcourse the FM never pays heed....we thought at least last year the slab would change..but there was not much relief.... So again the season of wishing for change in the budget.

As a homemaker, I visibly see the increase in prices by almost 10 to 50% in almost all items...for example the bournvita i brought for 101 in march 2007 costs 116rs this feb. sundrop which was 82 last march 2007 is now 94/96rs this feb. I would like a control on prices.

A change in the income tax slab would be a relief measure....

Medicines cheaper...


Every sector has a wish...

So what is yours....and what do you think the budget 2009 should emphasise on.....

Dear Shanvy,
Timely Thread...
Every one hav their own wishlist..Here goes mine...As you mentioned,Prices of essential commodities going down.Real estate prices under strict vigilence and seeing step down,Bank loan rates seeing some sort of affordable interest rates...IT slab slashing.... .

Aishu22,

Me too keeping my fingers crossed. The real estate prices are already stabilising. what i would wish is a reduce in the interest rates helping the middle class to fulfil their dreams...recently heard lot of them have sold their houses because of the increase rates..

Hi all,



Business Line invites you to tell the Finance Minister your Budget expectations.
Send in your Budget wish list (in about 200 words) to BudgetWishlist2008@gmail.com, along with reasoning.
Attach your digital photograph (as a high resolution ‘jpg’ file) and your brief profile.
This run-up will appear from the issue dated February 21.

Hi Shanthi,
I would like the prices of essential items to be left as they are. Cookinng gas prices left unchanged. The petrol price hike is bad enough, if lo!!! they can revert back to the earlier price. If wishes were horses, I guess!!! Taxes let us see what changes are brought about that will not affect the working people.

Janani,

Yeah you are right..even if the prices don't go anymore northwards it is going to be a relief to all.....let us wait...

Hey Shan
Thanks for writing on these topics..you can only make it interesting..Isnt it nice that the govt. is encouraging some responses??

AC,

Every year people do write to the FM nothing happens but with the elections coming up in 2009, i am keeping my fingers crossed there could be some relief measures...

hi all
excellent thread, i also keep my fingers crossed that all our expectations will fulfill atleast in this budget

but sorry to say that there wont be much changes in the prices as always

Lalitha,

That is why it is a wishlist.