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(From Business Today (India))

Byline: Ashish Gupta and R. Sukumar

It's the 24th of 30 media interactions the Finance Minister has got scheduled on July 8 and July 9, but P. Chidambaram shows no sign of Q&A-fatigue. Looking relaxed and happy in a customary spotless-white veshti and shirt, he met with BT's Ashish Gupta and R. Sukumar for a snappy interview. Excerpts.

How difficult was it to draft this Budget as compared to the other two you have presented?

Well, for the first time, it was new (1996-97) and, therefore, I had to learn the art of Budget-making. The second time, it was a little easier because we were really aiming at ...

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