India Budget 2008 , Implications on the IT Sector

Budget Blogs on ITVidya. com

• Budget Highlights for IT Industry and Professionals
• Budget Speech
• Nasscom's Reaction on Budget
• Taxes Reduced, Women and Senior Citizens get to pay even less
• Wireless Data cards to be much cheaper

Flashback

• Implications on IT / BPO in last year's budget 2007-2008

What were the Expectations

• Change education system in synch with IT
• Techies demand more attention for IT
• STPI extension likely for SME IT Cos
• IT industry clamours for tax sops in India to ease pain
• Nasscom Wishlist
• IT industry unlikely to get special sops

Reactions of Rail Budget

• Select Software Stocks look up on Lalu's IT thrust
• Rail Budget Propel IT Shares

Links Elsewhere

• SiliconIndia : Budget dashes IT industry's hope on tax holiday extension
• EconomicTimes : Nandan Nilekani's Reactions on Budget
• IBNLive : Mobile handsets to be costlier
• EconomicTimes : Rise in duty on packaged software irks tech firms
• CIOL : Mixed Reation from IT Industry
• CIOL : IT industry to benefit in the long run
• Rediff : Your income tax: How it works now
• India Today : Exclusive Interview with FM Mr. Chidambaram
• How the budget is prepared ?
• Economic Times : Budget highlights opportunity for IT in domestic market