1997_Union_budget_of_India Knowpia

() 1997 Union budget of India
	Emblem of India
Submitted by	P. Chidambaram, Finance Minister
Presented	28 February 1997
Parliament	Indian Parliament
Party	United Progressive Alliance
Website	http://indiabudget.nic.in
	‹ 19971998 ›

The 1997 Union Budget of India, also called the Dream Budget by the Indian media, was presented on February 28, 1997, by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram in the Deve Gowda government.^[1] The budget presented a road map for economic reforms in India and included lowering income tax rates, removal of the surcharge on corporate taxes, and reduced corporate tax rates.^[2]

References edit

^ Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar; M. K. Venu (2007-01-30). "Tenth year after that 'dream budget'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2007-03-01.
^ "Budget Highlights". Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Retrieved 2007-03-01.