The FM changed the slabs cutting the rate to 10 per cent for income up to Rs 500,000. The tax concession the FM said will give more money in the hands of the people.

But raising the duties on petro products will automatically hike the cost of petrol and diesel, which will not only hurt vehicle owners, but prices all around will also rise.

Chat with commodities and commodity futures expert Anand James, between noon and 1 pm IST to clear your doubts. Do join us then.

James has over 6 years of experience in commodities and commodity futures, and is now with Geojit Comtrade as chief analyst, leading its research team.

He holds a BTech and an MBA in finance. Favourite commodities include gold, natural rubber and nickel.

Areas of expertise include reversal patterns, and was one of the earliest to spot the recent decoupling of gold and dollar and anticipate its rise.

Chat with Ganesh Natarajan, former chairman of National Association of Software and Service Companies between 2 pm and 3 pm.

Natarajan, an alumnus of IIT Bombay and the Harvard Business School, has been leading Zensar as chief executive officer for over eight years now.

At Nasscom, he drove its vibrant Innovation Forum. A gold medalist in mechanical engineering and industrial engineering, Natarajan also has a PhD in knowledge management from IIT Bombay.

Natarajan is the author of four books on business process reengineering and knowledge management. He is also a regular columnist for premier business and IT magazines. Natarajan was named CEO of the year by the Asia Pacific HR Conference in 1999 and received the Asia HRD Congress Award for contributions to the organisation through HR in 2005.

Chat with investment expert Harsh Roongta between 3 pm and 4 pm IST to clear your doubts. Do join us then.

Harsh is the CEO of apnapaisa.com, a price comparison engine that allows consumers in India the ability to compare the EMI, interest rates and other fees for home loans, car loans, personal loans, business loans, credit cards, & compare online quotes and features of life insurance, health insurance, car insurance, travel insurance and other general insurance policies in India.

Chat with investment expert Lakshmi Iyer between 4 pm and 5 pm IST to clear your doubts. Do join us then.

Iyer is the head (fixed income and product) at Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund. She has been with the asset management company for close to a decade.