So what will Budget ’04 bring? Speculation is useless, for the budget is ready to print by now. This is an election year, calling for big-ticket relief programmes, tax incentives and further bailouts. Will the "cautious sahukar" bite? In a year that has seen sharp manufacturing recovery, will he go for Growth and big fdi? We leave it to the experts to present their wishes and fears. And the finance minister must have stored some goodies and shockers for the budget speech. Que sera sera.