Budget built on seven pillars

By the Daily News Business Desk

The UPFA Government's maiden budget for 2005 which stood on seven development strategic pillars of nation-building took a different turn from the usual budgets in the past and this time it took on a "common-man's budget' as it is mainly focused on rural economic development thereby strengthening the income of the poor and relieving the cost-of-living burden.
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