`Expenditure control steps in offing'
Finance minister Yashwant Sinha is proposing to take critical steps to contain expenditure by downsizing the government and restructuring its domestic debt profile during the course of the next financial year.

`Budget has preserved the dynamism of our economy'
Finance minister Yashwant Sinha is unfazed about the criticism his third budget has been facing. "Finance ministers are in a no-win situation", he said in an interview with The Financial Express two days after the Budget.

Ex-RBI governor for openness in budget-making
Former Reserve Bank of India Governor S Venkitaramanan on Wednesday stressed the need for ushering in greater transparency in the budget-making process to give it a sense of direction.


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