Summary:
Businessmen in the state have welcomed the Budget, saying that it focuses on infrastructure and environment. "The proposal to build 80 flyovers and underpasses in cities would go a long way in easing traffic woes. The proposal to create world's largest solar energy park at Dholera will also give a big boost to the growth of renewable energy in the state. Vasa also welcomed the proposal to convert Gandhinagar Civil Hospital into a multi-specialty hospital as well as one to create desalination plants in Amreli, Bhavnagar and Porbandar. Traders' representatives said that they had expected the Professional Tax to be abolished and a comprehensive policy for retail trade in the country..