Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/budget-misrepresents-allocations-to-health-programmes-jsa/article33783223.ece Says Govt must not include the allocations of other departments in the health budget Despite grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic for over a
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Exports from UK to EU down 68% since Brexit trade deal, say hauliers – The Hindu BusinessLine
Clipped from: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/world/exports-from-uk-to-eu-down-68-since-brexit-trade-deal-say-hauliers/article33775555.ece Port cranes are seen at Cherbourg Harbour, France, January 20, 2021. Brexit delays and customs checks have led to a surge in demand
Staying watchful: The Hindu Editorial on RBI and prices – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/staying-watchful-the-hindu-editorial-on-rbi-and-prices/article33776392.ece The RBI cannot afford to drop its guard on vigilance over prices with interest rates so low The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Infrastructure push now, fiscal consolidation later – The Hindu
Clipped from: https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/infrastructure-push-now-fiscal-consolidation-later/article33776405.ece The Union Budget has provided reasonable stimulus to growth, but concerns remain about fiscal deficit The fiscal year 2020-21 has been an extraordinary
वाटणी की…? |लोकसत्ता
Clipped from: https://www.loksatta.com/agralekh-news/loksatta-editorial-page-15th-finance-commission-revenue-allocation-central-government-union-budget-akp-94-2396131/ तीन वर्षांपूर्वी काही अर्थतज्ज्ञांनी उत्तर प्रदेशातील गरीब शेतकऱ्यांचा भार तमिळनाडू वा प्रगत दक्षिणी राज्ये कसा उचलतात हे साधार दाखवून दिले होते. (संग्रहित छायाचित्र)
Get it right: Bank privatisation must make a good start. Don’t go Air India way–the times of india
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/get-it-right-bank-privatisation-must-make-a-good-start-dont-go-air-india-way/TOI Edit Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of
Now, farmers, it is your turn–the economic times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-editorials/now-farmers-it-is-your-turn/ET Edit Quick takes, analyses and macro-level views on all contemporary economic, financial and political events. Little is to be gained by prolonging the
Govt monitoring fiscal deficit carefully: Nirmala Sitharaman – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/govt-monitoring-fiscal-deficit-carefully-nirmala-sitharaman/articleshow/80754425.cmsSynopsis New Delhi, Feb 8 ()– Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the government is taking steps to carefully monitor the fiscal deficit,
Making sense of all that Nirmala Sitharaman left untouched in her ‘pro-growth’ Budget – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/view-making-sense-of-all-that-nirmala-sitharaman-left-untouched-in-her-pro-growth-budget/articleshow/80754975.cmsSynopsis Given the broader economic context and scenario, GoI had to make two kinds of decisions: what to do and what not to do.
Don’t shy away from running a larger fiscal deficit – The Economic Times
Clipped from: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/view-dont-shy-away-from-running-a-larger-fiscal-deficit/articleshow/80739338.cmsSynopsis A target figure for a country’s fiscal deficit cannot be arrived at in a vacuum. A nation’s economic growth rate, current level of
Interest on public debt may eat away half of govt tax revenue in FY21, FY22 | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/interest-on-public-debt-may-eat-away-half-of-govt-tax-revenue-in-fy21-fy22-121020701014_1.html?utm_source=Spotlight&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=Premium_11072018 Expenditure on interest will account for 52.4 per cent of the central tax revenues in FY22 The fiscal headroom for the central government
A closer look at the Budget | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/a-closer-look-at-the-budget-121020700947_1.html There are some areas of concern, though the government has done well to put an end to subsidy fudging and come clean on
Policy normalisation path | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/policy-normalisation-path-121020700910_1.html RBI will need to do a tough balancing act The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did most of the heavy lifting in terms of providing
India’s aspiration needs 20 SBI-sized institutions: FM Sitharaman | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/india-s-aspiration-needs-20-sbi-sized-institutions-fm-sitharaman-121020701009_1.html Sitharaman said the government would work with the Reserve Bank for execution of the bank privatisation plan announced in the Budget Finance Minister Nirmala
Short shrift for agriculture | Business Standard Editorials
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/short-shrift-for-agriculture-121020700921_1.html The sector did not get anticipated attention in Budget If the government was expected to placate the farmers agitating at the Delhi borders for over
The what, why & how of bank privatisation | Business Standard Column
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/the-what-why-how-of-bank-privatization-121020700958_1.html The government must continue to own a few big banks to address market failures. Bank trade unions have taken to the streets, protesting privatisation of
Is Union Budget 2021-22 inflationary? Experts not on the same page | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/budget/article/is-union-budget-2021-22-inflationary-experts-not-on-the-same-page-121020701002_1.html The government has ruled out tweaking the inflation target under the monetary agreement framework between it and the RBI C Ranganathan, former governor,
DFI likely to be set up with IIFCL’s paid-up capital of Rs 10,000 crore | Business Standard News
Clipped from: https://www.business-standard.com/article/finance/dfi-likely-to-be-set-up-with-iifcl-s-paid-up-capital-of-rs-10-000-crore-121020800018_1.html To have lower minimum capital adequacy ratio than NBFCs; IIFCL to clean up its Rs 4,500-crore bad loans A new government-owned development finance institution (DFI)
Union Budget FY22 not as fiscally expansionary as believed initially – The Financial Express
Clipped from: https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/the-union-budget-fy22-beyond-the-speech/2189945/ Union Budget 2021 India: Interest payments excluded, the expenditure budgeted for FY22 is slightly lower than FY21 expenditure (RE). So, Bugdet FY22 is
Tamil Nadu’s blunder: AIADMK backs agri reforms at Centre, its state farm loan waiver undercuts them
Clipped from: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-editorials/tamil-nadus-blunder-aiadmk-backs-agri-reforms-at-centre-its-state-farm-loan-waiver-undercuts-them/TOI Edit Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of