In its corporate wishlist for Budget 2003-04, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has asked Finance Minister Jaswant Singh to retain the Sections 80IA and 80IB benefits for companies, sought a special treatment for mass consumption items through lower excise duty and has also suggested the continuation of Sections 10A and 10B benefits for exports.
The economic cell of the BJP firmed up its recommendations after a series of meetings with various industry chambers, including CII, Ficci and Assocham, during the first week of February.
The party