Haryana budget 2008-2009: No major taxes

The Haryana budget proposed to allocate Rs 3,129.37 crore for the social sector (education, social justice and empowerment, women and child development, health services, welfare of SCs and BCs) and Rs 2471 crore for infrastructure: The power sector would get Rs 867 crore, irrigation Rs 790 crore, water supply and sanitation Rs 653 crore, roads and transport sector Rs 766 crore. 

No major taxes have been imposed in the budget. In some items that would include toys excluding the battery-operated ones, electric and electronic toys, diapers and sanitary napkins, VAT has been slashed from 12.5 per cent to 4 per cent.

Click to view Haryana budget speech, dated 19/03/2008