Day: February 5, 2018

अर्थकारणाच्या पालखीतून अंतिमत: आपलेच राजकारण पुढे नेणे हाच प्रत्येक राजकीय पक्षाचा हेतू असतो. त्यात गैर काहीही नाही. तेव्हा सत्ताधारी भाजपने २०१९ च्या निवडणुका डोळ्यासमोर ठेवून

“The first lesson of economics is scarcity: there is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of

The government will come out with a strategy document on increasing the share of exports to 20 per cent of the GDP, Commerce Minister Suresh

Data from the NSSO on actual hospitalisation rates and average expenditure on each case of hospitalisation suggests that the government’s estimate of being able to

The Rs 40,000 ‘Standard Deduction’ for tax payers, as proposed in the budget today, will translate into savings of just a few hundred rupees considering

There is an unusual, but time-honoured, arrangement in the ministry of finance (MoF). Apart from the many secretaries to the government, there is the post

Contrary to mass expectations about a populist budget, the Union Budget 2018 proved to be pro-development. While the financial report card showed improved average tax

Stressing that the government has been committed to fiscal discipline and has been delivering on that front, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that

I did not participate in the post-budget reflections on TV. I declined all invitations, in part, because it was not a novelty and in part

There are two aspects of Budget 2018; one that gives direct and immediate benefit to the “haves” and the other that promises “chandamama” to the

The bad news about Budget 2018 is not that the Sensex tanked 800 points on Friday. That was only a symptom, an expected reaction to