Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/should-we-rework-the-budget-numbers-now/article65238358.ece The government may have to bite the bullet and cut excise duty on petro products | Photo Credit: – Geopolitical tensions have impacted
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Shifting gears on monetisation: This fiscal’s target may be achieved but challenges loom ahead – The Financial Express
lipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/shifting-gears-on-monetisation-this-fiscals-target-may-be-achieved-but-challenges-loom-ahead/2455724/ Monetisation entails creation of new sources of revenue from public assets which will remain in the government’s control. The key feature is that
Budget FY23 is all about leaving no citizen behind – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/budget-fy23-is-all-about-leaving-no-citizen-behind/2442625/ It has a strategic focus on micro welfare ensuring ease of living and foundational infrastructure in rural India The Budget focuses on strengthening
Alarming, the interest cost eating up the most? – Union Budget 2022: The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/budget/union-budget-2022-alarming-the-interest-cost-eating-up-the-most/2432675/ The general public is largely away from the nitty-gritty of the annual budget. But the budget is something beyond this, a barometer of
Irdai wants insurers at par with banks on legal recourse for surety bonds | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/irdai-wants-insurers-at-par-with-banks-on-legal-recourse-for-surety-bonds-122022400581_1.html The finance minister in her Budget speech this year had said that surety bonds can be used as a substitute for bank guarantees
Inflation trajectory over FY23 offers room for accommodative stance: RBI – The Hindu BusinessLine
lipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/inflation-trajectory-over-fy23-offers-room-for-accommodative-stance-rbi/article65082176.ece FILE PHOTO: The logo of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is seen inside its headquarters in Mumbai, India, February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File
Across the Aisle by P Chidambaram: There are jobs, discover them – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/across-the-aisle-by-p-chidambaram-there-are-jobs-discover-them/2439020/ Where are the jobs for the unemployed? They are hidden in plain sight. On March 31, 2021, there were 8,72,243 vacancies in the
My first lesson in macroeconomics – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/my-first-lesson-in-macroeconomics/2439588/ A central bank focused on the weaker sections of society would always err on the side of tightening monetary policy early rather than
Why investors should care about the current inflation numbers – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/why-investors-should-care-about-the-current-inflation-numbers/articleshow/89560198.cms Synopsis Operating profit margins for a sample of 432 companies (excluding banks and financials) contracted 200 basis points year-on-year (Y-o-Y) as raw materials
Union Budget hopes for private sector capex revival: Will it fructify? – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/stocks/news/union-budget-hopes-for-private-sector-revival-will-it-fructify/articleshow/89316450.cms Synopsis Overall, the Budget gambit hinges crucially on hopes of improved traction in India’s private sector, quick revival in private capex, pick up
Outcome Budget: Outlays fine, what about outcomes? – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/outcome-budget-outlays-fine-what-about-outcomes/2436168/ It appears that the Outcome Budget document has lost its rigour and seriousness An outcome budget, for the uninitiated, is one of the
Don’t scrap the SEZ Act: Way forward is to make SEZs favourable investment destinations – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/dont-scrap-the-sez-act-way-forward-is-to-make-sezs-favourable-investment-destinations/2435946/ Notwithstanding severe criticism, policy reversals, and government apathy, vast industrial infrastructure, covering 57,000 hectares of land, is already up in the country, developed
Will all these rate hikes cause a recession? | Deccan Herald
Clipped from: https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/will-all-these-rate-hikes-cause-a-recession-1082430.html There’s little dispute that higher interest rates are coming, or that they are warranted European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned rushing could
Introduce another slab to tax the super-rich, says C Rangarajan | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/introduce-another-slab-to-tax-the-super-rich-says-c-rangarajan-122020900014_1.html In a Q&A with ex-governor of RBI and Former chairman of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council C Rangarajan says that the Budget 2022-23
Despite rising inflation, RBI unlikely to hike rates till August, says report – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/despite-rising-inflation-rbi-unlikely-to-hike-rates-till-august-says-report/2434784/ The official data released on Monday showed that retail inflation spurted to a seven-month high in January at 6.01 per cent. Wholesale inflation
Underspending on MSME schemes increased in 2020-21, shows govt data – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/sme/msme-fin-underspending-on-msme-schemes-increased-in-2020-21-shows-govt-data/2433939/ Credit and Finance for MSMEs: Out of Rs 7,572.20 crore earmarked for the MSME Ministry in the Union Budget 2020-21, Rs 5,647.50 crore
How RBI’s status quo on key policy rates is appropriate for India – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/how-rbis-status-quo-on-key-policy-rates-is-appropriate-for-india/articleshow/89550918.cms Synopsis With the bond yields rising all around the world, and credit rating agencies and foreign investors starting to discriminate across emerging markets,
The political risks of low interest rates are high in an election year | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-political-risks-of-low-interest-rates-are-high-in-an-election-year-122021400129_1.html Since 1989, governments have risked that the benefits of higher economic growth will offset the costs of higher inflation The Monetary Policy Committee
Asset monetisation: NITI seeks GST waiver for ‘rights to use’ transfers | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/asset-monetisation-niti-seeks-gst-waiver-for-rights-to-use-transfers-122021500055_1.html At present, the transfer of ‘Rights to Use’ is considered a supply under the GST regime, and attracts 18 per cent tax in
Not just manufacturing, electronics repair is a $20 billion opportunity, create 5 million jobs – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/sme-sector/not-just-manufacturing-electronics-repair-is-a-20-billion-opportunity-create-5-million-jobs/articleshow/89557224.cms Synopsis With robust orders, Indian electronic repair companies would command greater leverage in sourcing of these components from abroad. India’s renewed thrust on