Some Pre-Budget Predictions

Some Pre-Budget Predictions Ashok Rudra The elaborate ritual of pre-budget consultations undertaken every year can be taken seriously only by those who find it flattering to be consulted by the finance minister. The decisions that will actually be taken will be determined, if they have not been settled already, by politic .! compulsions and will not be influenced by advice Pre-budget advice, whether solicited or unsolicited, is therefore quite meaningless. Predictions as to what is going to happen may be of greater interest.