February 28, 2006 12:17 IST
Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the 2006-07 Union Budget in Parliament on Tuesday.
Presenting the Budget the FM described 2005 as: The best of times and worst of times.
He projected the GDP to grow at 8 per cent and manufacturing at 9 per cent. The savings are up 21.9 per cent of GDP.
Agriculture growth, he said was up 2.1 per cent. Prospects for 2006 are just as good said the FM.
