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    The government’s decision to stick to the fiscal deficit target is an unalloyed good

    Businesses and equity markets will have to bear the short-term costs of fiscal restraint

    Manas Chakravarty
    July 09, 2019 / 12:01 IST
    Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Image- PTI)
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