https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/across-the-aisle-by-p-chidambaram-bullhorn-economics/3390486 Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/across-the-aisle-by-p-chidambaram-bullhorn-economics/3390486/ The NDA government likes to be very loud. This year, while presenting the interim Budget for 2024-25, the Hon’ble Finance Minister (FM)
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Mint Street musings: On the interim Budget and the RBI – The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/mint-street-musings-on-the-interim-budget-and-the-rbi/article67817982.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/mint-street-musings-on-the-interim-budget-and-the-rbi/article67817982.ece The interim Budget gives the central bank some more room to manoeuvre The latest bi-monthly meeting of the Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary
Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Budget: Is govt trying to do too much to be effective?
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/columnists/sanjeev-ahluwalia-budget-is-govt-trying-to-do-too-much-to-be-effective-881376 Clipped from: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/columnists/sanjeev-ahluwalia-budget-is-govt-trying-to-do-too-much-to-be-effective-881376 x The tax-to-GDP ratio remains range-bound between a low 9.98 per cent (2009) and a high 11.17 per cent (2024). Constrained revenues
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Budget silent on extending tax concessions to new manufacturing cos – The Hindu BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/budget-silent-on-extending-tax-concessions-to-new-manufacturing-cos/article67804266.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/markets/budget-silent-on-extending-tax-concessions-to-new-manufacturing-cos/article67804266.ece Several industry bodies had petitioned the finance ministry for a three-year extension to the concessional tax regime of 15 per cent, which
UPI transactions touch new record of ₹18.4-lakh crore in Jan – The Hindu BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/upi-transactions-touch-new-record-of-184-lakh-crore-in-jan/article67804759.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/money-and-banking/upi-transactions-touch-new-record-of-184-lakh-crore-in-jan/article67804759.ece The number of transactions on the UPI network remained flat at 1,202 crore for January Unified payments interface (UPI) started 2024 on
‘Public investment are not a substitute for private sector investment’ – The Hindu BusinessLine
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/public-investment-are-not-a-substitute-for-private-sector-investment/article67804841.ece Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/public-investment-are-not-a-substitute-for-private-sector-investment/article67804841.ece Finance Secretary TV Somnathan discusses realistic projections on the economy, fiscal limits, and private sector investment in India The future projections on
Centre keeping all options open to curb rice prices: Food secretary
https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/centre-keeping-all-options-open-to-curb-rice-prices-food-secretary-124020201419_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/industry/agriculture/centre-keeping-all-options-open-to-curb-rice-prices-food-secretary-124020201419_1.html At present, parboiled rice exports attract an export duty of 20 per cent that was imposed in August 2023 Photo: Bloomberg Listen
Economic reforms carried out ‘despite the odds’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
https://www.business-standard.com/budget/news/economic-reforms-carried-despite-the-odds-says-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-124020201465_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/budget/news/economic-reforms-carried-despite-the-odds-says-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-124020201465_1.html Rating agencies must take note of the country’s macroeconomic strength, she says Listen to This Article Reforms carried out “despite the odds”
Tax buoyancy cannot continue year after year, says DEA secy Ajay Seth
https://www.business-standard.com/budget/news/tax-buoyancy-cannot-continue-year-after-year-says-dea-secy-ajay-seth-124020201146_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/budget/news/tax-buoyancy-cannot-continue-year-after-year-says-dea-secy-ajay-seth-124020201146_1.html Economic Affairs Secretary Ajay Seth spoke on the government’s thinking behind the major budget projections and the fiscal math Economic Affairs Secretary
Populism, not politics, missing in Budget
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/populism-not-politics-missing-in-budget-124020102031_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/populism-not-politics-missing-in-budget-124020102031_1.html Read this Budget, therefore, as a declaration of victory a month before the Lok Sabha elections are announced Photo: PTI It’s the
Interim Budget 2024-25: Conservative, consistent and inclusive
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/interim-budget-2024-25-conservative-consistent-and-inclusive-124020101894_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/interim-budget-2024-25-conservative-consistent-and-inclusive-124020101894_1.html The numbers assumed in the Budget are conservative and chances are high that the government will do better Listen to This Article
Interim Budget 2024-25: A confident and optimistic report
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/a-confident-and-optimistic-report-124020200002_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/a-confident-and-optimistic-report-124020200002_1.html In a Budget celebrating the achievements in the last decade, there are few announcements with any fiscal magnitude attached Illustration: Ajay Mohanty
Interim Budget 2024-25: Fiscally responsible, not populist
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/fiscally-responsible-not-populist-124020200009_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/fiscally-responsible-not-populist-124020200009_1.html It is conservative in its arithmetic and will help lower interest rates Illustration: Binay Sinha The Finance Minister (FM) must be commended
Interim Budget 2024-25: A turning point for investment treaties
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/a-turning-point-for-investment-treaties-124020200011_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/a-turning-point-for-investment-treaties-124020200011_1.html This judgment opened the floodgates, and various similar claims were raised against the government asserting the investor’s rights under other BITs India,
Interim Budget 2024-25: Higher tax-to-GDP ratio needed
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/higher-tax-to-gdp-ratio-needed-124020200014_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/higher-tax-to-gdp-ratio-needed-124020200014_1.html The Finance Minister clearly mentioned that the government will rely less on market borrowings and, thereby, facilitate more credit availability for the
Interim Budget 2024-2025: From Amrit Kaal to Kartavya Kaal
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/interim-budget-2024-2025-from-amrit-kaal-to-kartavya-kaal-124020101807_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/interim-budget-2024-2025-from-amrit-kaal-to-kartavya-kaal-124020101807_1.html In the ongoing phase of transformation health care stands as a foundational element The Interim Budget reflects a strong commitment to developing
Interim Budget 2024-25: Striking a middle path
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/striking-a-middle-path-124020102029_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/striking-a-middle-path-124020102029_1.html Such prudence also seems to have influenced the Finance Minister’s fiscal consolidation efforts Independent India has by now witnessed the presentation of
Interim Budget 2024-25: Strategic thinking in public finance
https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/strategic-thinking-in-public-finance-124020102016_1.html Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/opinion/columns/strategic-thinking-in-public-finance-124020102016_1.html We need to attain sustained small primary surpluses Illustration: Binay Sinha Given the limitations of GDP measurement in India, measures such as