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Observe and shock absorb: To ride out this oil crisis, focus should be on well-targeted support, not broad price suppressionIndia is navigating a critical oil import challenge. The government's approach of keeping fuel prices steady faces fiscal and equity questi...- Decontrol oil prices and replace cross-subsidies with targeted DBTs for needy householdsDuring recent global crude price volatility linked to West Asia tensions, retail fuel prices in India remained largely unchanged, unlike in...
- Beware the domestic bear market of B-DayThe Finance Ministry's decision to host a Sunday stock market session on Budget Day has ignited chaos at home. Stockbrokers' families are v...
- Consumers ready to spend more this festive season as new GST rates kick inThe proof of policy change lies in Diwali: India's economy is poised for a surge in consumer spending, driven by upcoming GST changes, revi...
- Adding muscle to SBI's core strengthState Bank of India is bolstering its capital base through a ₹25,000 cr QIP and a ₹20,000 cr bond issue, totaling ₹45,000 cr. This move aim...
- Budget 2025 is a blueprint to clear key economic bottlenecks and unleash India’s creative energiesA budget must always be assessed in the context of the economic landscape it seeks to navigate. This year, Sitharaman faced the unenviable ...
- Budget 2025: GoI puts its heart (on households) where spending should beFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech introduced significant changes in income tax slabs to boost consumption demand. The str...
- Fiscal deficit could have been cut further in Budget 2024, but faster consolidation could slow economyBudget 2024 reflects the government's ongoing commitment to macroeconomic stability by maintaining its fiscal consolidation strategy. While...
- Post-Covid capex pumps PSU musclesA reappraisal of PSUs, however, could slow the longer trend of GoI getting out of business. And it needs to filter out the temporary effect...
- A Budget that was about enhancing India's growth in a turbulent worldInterim Budget: Despite tepid global growth, India's economic momentum remains robust, leading to upward revisions in growth forecasts for ...
- View: Interim budget high on rhetoric, low on actual commitment towards equitable societyThe budget claims to be pro-welfare. However, allocations made cannot be taken at face value. Allocations for major welfare schemes in the ...
- Mind the gender gap: Here's how govt initiatives are focusing on empowering women in IndiaBank account ownership took a leap over the last decade. But some of the gains stagnated during the pandemic. 2021 Global Findex data show ...
- Can India become an upper-middle-income economy by the end of the decade?A recent Morgan Stanley report finds that India has the conditions in place for an economic boom by 2030, making it the third-largest econo...
- View: Budget’s war plan against inflation is heroic on economic as well as political frontsNirmala Sitharaman has delivered beyond what was expected. The budgetary allocation for infrastructure investment has been raised by an imp...
- Why a stimulus can’t wait: Second wave has created massive uncertainty. Only answer is massive spendingFour months after Sitharaman’s best budget, the worst sort of uncertainty confronts every economic decision-maker, from migrant workers to ...
- View: Budget 2021 is a shot in the arm for India’s war on air pollutionFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced three unique features: the re-use of scrap metal, the new vehicle scrapping policy, and the c...
- Why easing taxpayers' load in Budget 2021 is a good ideaGovt should cut taxes on individuals and firms and allow them to play a bigger part in the revival story. Confidence is back. An effective ...
- Modi sarkar's second spell continues with reforms: Sunil Bharti MittalThe budget sets the right goals in infrastructure and housing, to spur the economy and create more jobs.
- Budget 2019: Why Sitharaman doesn't have much leeway on fiscal deficitWhile the need for stimulating growth is paramount, there is a limit to which fiscal deficit may be stretched.
- Budget 2018: Road cleared for the ride aheadOn agriculture, the emphasis has been on generating higher income for farmers with increasing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to at least 1...
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