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He
also announced a hike of 4 per cent in dearness allowance
for state government employees, and promised wheat at Rs 3
per kg and rice at Rs 4.50 per kg for people below the
poverty line.
Presenting
the budget after most of the announcements had already
been made by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan,
Raghavji also imposed no fresh taxes.
He
removed entry tax on cotton yarn, textiles produced by
state mills, and sponge iron and iron scrap used in state
induction furnace mills. “We have slashed VAT on diesel
further from 26 per cent to 25 per cent because diesel and
petrol prices have gone up.
Source
: Business Standard, dated 28/02/2008
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