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How the post-pandemic Budget compares to the post-financial crisis one
A startling coincidence is that both the Budgets aimed for a fiscal deficit of 6.8 percent of GDP
Government’s non-strategic sector privatisation can offer good opportunity for investors
Most of these companies have a decent market share in their respective products and can benefit from aggressive and focused management.
What explains the junta’s continued hold on power in Myanmar?
The military leadership in Myanmar no longer faces the older limitations of being a pariah or facing the powerful opposition from Aung San Suu Kyi as in the early 1990s
Paul Krugman writes: The Republican economic plan is an insult
The proposal would in important ways cut the heart out of US economic relief
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The political calculus behind Budget 2021
The reason for some of the courageous announcements in the Budget are dictated less by the forthcoming assembly polls, and more by the extenuating circumstances of the last one year
The subtle shift in India's defence budget
The total allocation for defence moderated in FY22. But the share of capex in total allocations continues to inch upwards
15th Finance Commission: Largely status quo
The finance commission report is silent on the cracks in the cooperative aspect of fiscal federalism
US shale oil: Can a leaner industry ever lure back investors?
The only feature that matched shale’s disruptive rise in the past 15 years was the industry’s knack for destroying investors’ money as billions of dollars were spent with little return

Articles republished from the Financial Times
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GIFT City one step closer to becoming a global finance hub
The exchange will come into the limelight if it handles a few high-profile IPOs
Startup sector expected more from Budget 2021
More could have been done for the multiple ‘home grown’ start-ups which have played a key role since March in ensuring employment was retained, essential services were delivered, securing their positions in the eyes of the global business/investor community
Budget 2021 boosts confidence in these challenging times
Given the strong intent demonstrated by policymakers of late, one remains confident of strong fiscal-monetary co-ordination in the coming months to pre-empt any undue pressure on interest rates
Vehicle scrappage policy at last, but the devil is in the detail
A voluntary scheme is unlikely to work unless incentives are really high
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Budget 2021 opts for investment, not consumption, boost
Food subsidy is projected to go down sharply from the current levels
The fine print in Budget 2021-22
Changes to digital tax and depreciation on goodwill are some of the fine print we stumbled across in our first look of the Budget documents

Budget 2021 has its head and heart in the right place
Budget 2021 has the distinction of being largely an out and out infra-focussed budget, which is quite a departure in tone as compared to the oft-cited ‘consumption’ orientation
Budget 2021 | Tax compliance framework to help stabilise economy
Despite tight fiscal situation, Nirmala Sitharaman has been considerate enough not to come out with new measures to compensate the treasury through significant additional levies.
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Budget 2021 | ‘Fiscal stimulus’ should be clearly linked to the growth trajectory
While the current deviation from the rule-based fiscal framework was necessitated by the severity of the economic shock, it is necessary to monitor and manage it in a transparent fashion.
Budget 2021 | It’s a mixed bag for the housing sector
The Budget provides a dose of much-required optimism and leaves gaps to build for the future
Budget 2021 | Nirmala Sitharaman has managed to surpass sky-high expectations
Budget 2021 has done enough to pull the economy out of the impact of COVID-19 and improve India’s medium-term growth prospects
Budget 2021 | Feel-good factor that would nudge consumption is missing
The Budget does not have any big-bang announcements and the message that goes out is that one should be conservative in spending in the immediate future as well.
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Budget 2021 could have gone ambitious with green initiatives
At a time when countries including the United States and China are increasing their climate change ambitions ahead of COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow, sadly, there was no mention of ecosystem restoration, forest and wildlife protection, phaseout of coal, etc
Budget 2021 proposals to shake up banking sector
Bad bank and privatization of state-owned banks are key measures
Budget 2021 | Reviving ailing economy through infrastructure sector?
Nirmala Sitharaman’s investment push for the sector will yield results only with timely and effective implementation. The efficiency and effectiveness of these investments will be closely watched
Budget 2021-22 | The outlook for FMCG stocks
The Budget 2021 has done no harm to companies or consumers. Reviving demand will take care of growth needs
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No negative is a big positive for the market
Beyond the euphoria, implementation of the budget measures and near-term issues will guide stock sentiment

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