International BusinessIT industry to meet FM today for pre-budget consultations
The software industry will meet Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to put forward their demands for the sector.
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"We are meeting the FM today and we will discuss our demands with him for the current fiscal," software services company association Nasscom President Som Mittal told PTI.
Mittal did not divulge the demands the $70-billion IT industry would put forward, but said extension of software technology park benefits, which exempts the export revenue from income tax, is high on the agenda.