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HUBBALLI: People of the twin cities have pinned their hopes on the budget to be presented by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday. “We are hopeful that Kumaraswamy will touch upon these issues in the budget,” he added. The limit on loans given to women industrialists at 4% interest should be increased from Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore and the repayment period must be increased from five to eight years, said Javali. “HDMC is collecting municipal tax and imposing 24% fine on industrialists at 2nd phase Industrial Estate and M T Sagar Industrial Estate without creating any basic facilities. This issue must be touched upon in the budget..