BUSINESS
A landmark Budget for growth and middle class empowerment
There is a compelling need for further simplification of personal income tax, specifically in adopting a more streamlined three-slab system in place of the current complex structure, writes Mohandas Pai
BUSINESS
Budget shows a strong Indian economy on a high growth path
In terms of tax revenues, non-tax receipts, keeping the fiscal deficit in check, and improving the quality of expenditure, the government is on a strong wicket heading into the next fiscal. All the budget indicators point to high growth and massive job creation in the future
WORLD
Sunak's loyalty lies with the UK, Indians gain no more than a brief sense of pride: Mohandas Pai
As far as India is concerned, we can rejoice to say a person of Indian ethnicity has become the PM of a country that once colonized India. But we need to temper our enthusiasm and joy with the understanding that Rishi Sunak is a British Indian.
