SMART JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT STUDIES VOL. 1 NO. 2 PAPER 4
 
UNION BUDGET 2005-06: MEASURING UP TO THE CHALLENGES
 
G.Raju* and K.G.Makesh**
*   Reader in Commerce, University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram, India
** Research Fellow in Commerce, University of Kerala, Thiruvanathapuram., India
 
The Union Budget 2005-06 was presented by the Finance Minister, P.Chidambaram, on Monday, the 28th of February 2005, in the Lok Sabha. An attempt is made in this paper to discuss the various salient features of the budget and measures to manage challenges.
 
KEYWORDS: Union Budget, GDP, NCMP JEL CLASSIFICATIONS: H30, H60 FULL TEXT