June 18, 2019 04:48 PM IST
The world is witnessing a build-up of uncertainties. That merits the question, is growth desirable at the cost of financial stability. The external risks suggest the government puts fiscal prudence first
June 18, 2019 09:38 AM IST
India's budgetary allocation for health must increase for improving healthcare infrastructure and services
June 18, 2019 09:10 AM IST
Environmental health is a long game, but politics isn’t. The problem is that for human beings to effectively act on a future crisis, they need to be able to see themselves in it, and for the most part, limited election terms stymie such long views.
June 17, 2019 01:37 PM IST
If Make in India gets a much-needed push in the Budget, then capital goods' companies can hope for a revival in demand
June 17, 2019 09:15 AM IST
The message is loud and clear. India needs a paradigm shift in direct taxation. Will the government bite the bullet like it did for GST?
June 17, 2019 08:35 AM IST
A big push in education requires a strong budgetary impetus and faster reforms towards education quality.
June 14, 2019 01:06 PM IST
India needs policies for sustainable and climate-smart agriculture.
June 14, 2019 11:57 AM IST
If the budget introduces measures to encourage savers to direct more flows to bank deposits, then banks could lower interest rates
June 14, 2019 11:43 AM IST
Speaking of investment in higher education, the dream of making India a haven of skilled human capital will not materialise unless the government puts its money where its mouth is
June 14, 2019 11:04 AM IST
With the government enjoying a majority in the GST Council and a stabilising mop-up, one could expect that the Centre would quickly simplify the process further
June 13, 2019 02:54 PM IST
India’s budgetary expenditure on the judiciary is under 0.5% of total budget. It is difficult to expect that an independent judiciary will exert its weight as the third pillar of our democracy, if it is expected to survive on such a paltry budget.
June 13, 2019 09:01 AM IST
A constant concern in the educational realm has been the meagre apportionment in the budget. Hope the NEP 2019 sees a departure and gets a boost in the upcoming Budget allocation.
June 13, 2019 08:58 AM IST
Ideas for stimulating growth need to go beyond increasing government expenditure.
June 12, 2019 02:55 PM IST
Pronouncements need to balance short-term impetus and structural course correction
June 12, 2019 02:16 PM IST
Making PM-KISAN universal will solve the identification problem to an extent and make its implementation easier.
June 12, 2019 12:44 PM IST
Consumption slowdown should be a cause of concern as it was the last engine driving GDP growth.
June 12, 2019 12:28 PM IST
Affordable housing can be created by increased funding via the promotion of public-private partnership.
June 11, 2019 10:35 AM IST
The playbook has to be rewritten. The monochromatic definition of infrastructure to only mean built structures should change.
June 11, 2019 10:31 AM IST
GST tax collections are falling short of expectations
June 10, 2019 04:20 PM IST
The Budget should have out-of-the box solutions or should allow the old system of subsidies and money distribution to continue.
June 07, 2019 03:08 PM IST
The success of the scheme depends on the total amount disbursed by the Government over the life of the scheme.
June 06, 2019 01:41 PM IST
The government has little firepower left to kickstart investment. Instead, it needs to give incentives to the private sector to increase capex
June 05, 2019 12:05 PM IST
India's economic indicators took a turn for the worse in April
June 04, 2019 12:53 PM IST
The accompanying chart shows that it has come down from 4.5 percent of GDP in 2013-14 to a budgeted 3.4 percent for 2019-20.
June 03, 2019 12:44 PM IST
There is a clamour for a fiscal push by the government, given the slowdown in the economy. The regular Budget for FY20 will tell us whether the date of achieving the target will be pushed back further.
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