Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman may play on front foot for Indian Cricket

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Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman may play on front foot for Indian Cricket
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Duty on willow imported for making bats may be halved to 5%. If it it happens, it will make a straight ball out the current googly they face – willow from Kashmir has been difficult to procure, and dependence on imported, especially English, willow has increased.

There’s also an employment dimension since cricket bat manufacturing is a labour-intensive activity. Willow wood to a finished and branded bat is an 8-9 step process, all requiring craftsmanship. Meerut in UP is one of the major manufacturing centres.

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Bijul Desai53 minutes ago
Do not expect from much from Budget ...Middle class money will sucked ...LGTC , Fix Deposit dropping rates , Petrol going up , bearing loan wavers and subsidies for farmers , Cosmetic change to income tax slabs ...Let see what new pain Middle class has to go through....