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The Union Budget 2008 presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is a fairly bland exercise that is obviously aimed at not rocking the boat too much in a year that is going to see elections in many states. In fact, it could even be termed relatively “populist”. It does, however, have some features that will boost the packaging sector.

The packaging for commodity FMCGs tends to change frequently in order to catch peoples’ interest and to enhance a product’s visibility in a crowded and fickle market. Packaging is increasingly integral to products because it can help sell them. Packaging is a marketing tool which is why FMCGs are the mainstay of the packaging printing industry.

At the beginning of 2006