Yikes, the Pre-Budget Posturing Is Upon Us - Wall Street Journal (blog)

But the Finance Minister seems to have been patient with Mr. Bhartia, given the long list of CII demands in the press release about the meeting.

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Then again, he may just have zoned out and figured he knew what was coming. Why? Because the list of suggestions – very valid as they are – appear to be as much an indictment of the government’s inactivity on crucial matters of business and economic reform as they do a “wish list” of what executives would like to see incorporated. In other words, you’ve heard almost all of it before – and so has Mr. Mukherjee – but the CII is reiterating what business wants because nothing has been done.

Yikes, the Pre-Budget Posturing Is Upon Us - Wall Street Journal (blog)