Pharma industry was not very happy with Budget proposals:
``The pharma industry was not very happy with the Budget proposals. It was expecting lots of incentives and tax reliefs for the future growth and to be competative in the domestic as well as overseas markets. The industry now hopes for some relief measures to be included before the passage of the Budget''.
Government drug funder PHARMAC is welcoming the increase in the pharmaceutical budget, which it says will help ensure people continue to have improving access to medicines.