Notwithstanding Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s spirited defence of the government’s economic performance on Wednesday, the fiscal position of both the Central and state governments
Category: Economy
How should the government revive demand? | Business Standard Column
In the current economic slowdown, many claim that demand is the key issue that needs to be addressed. The important question that arises in this
A blueprint to revive demand and growth in the Indian economy | Opinion – analysis – Hindustan Times
Finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman, in Parliament on Wednesday, said that India will not go into recession, and that some of the blame for the
Act, don’t debate on brink of recession–Deccan Chronicle
One of the prerequisites of delivering a good public talk is the confidence of the speaker. If the speaker is confident, one half of her
States to pile up debt in slowing economy: Moody’s – The Economic Times
State governments will likely face difficulties in reducing deficits as economic growth slows and infrastructure spending continues, according to a report by credit ratings agency Moody’s.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman tells key reason which led to GDP growth fall; rules out recession – The Financial Express
The lagged effect of the twin balance sheet crisis faced by banks led to a fall in GDP in the last two financial years, finance
Opposition parties attack Centre in debate on economic slowdown – The Financial Express
The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed a heated debate on the current economic scenario with opposition parties taking on the government on a range of
Electoral bonds: FinMin knew serial number could reveal donor’s identity | Business Standard News
The finance ministry was initially reluctant to put up serial numbers on electoral bonds, saying they had the potential to reveal the identity of the donors, but
India has to fix structural problems because of the risk of growing old before growing rich – The Economic Times
In the absence of education, people would find it difficult to get skilled. In the absence of skills, young people would not get jobs. There
Buoyant Market, Sullen Economy–Economic Times
The stock market has been going up, even as bad news piles up on the real economy. What explains this and what are its implications?
Centre Planning To Come Up With Lottery Scheme For GST Paying Customers – BW Businessworld
The Ministry of Finance is planning to come up with a lottery scheme to lure customers to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST). This will
Despite demonetisation and RERA, builders still asking for cash – The Economic Times
In most of the land transactions, cash is usually insisted by either parties to avoid the tax incidence. Indians’ love affair with cash purchases shows little signs
Unreliably variable employment numbers–Economic Times
The drop in unemployment rates, revealed by the labour force indicators for urban areas released by the National Statistical Office, should not lull us into
Corporate tax cut, new Fund good for property sector | Deccan Herald
A moot point now, in the residential real estate space, is whether the industry will use the new-found liquidity to bring down prices and piled up
Morality-play can’t be good governance – The Financial Express
Prime minister Narendra Modi struck the right note when, at a conclave of the CAG on transforming audit, he spoke of how CAG needed to—apart from using
Bring seniors back into policy discourse–Deccan Chronicle
As many as 71 per cent of India’s senior citizens reside in rural areas while 29 per cent live in urban areas almost mirroring the
Massive effort required to restore growth momentum | Deccan Herald
India’s economic slowdown has now become quite evident. The reasons are both cyclical and structural. It seems to have been largely fashioned by domestic factors.
From Plate to Plough: Give farmers their due credit | The Indian Express
Normally, a sector’s credit off-take is a sign of its health. Higher the off-take, the better the sector’s performance. There has been a healthy off-take
Sliding economy needs serious structural fixes–Times of India
When Narendra Modi was re-elected, optimists expected GDP growth to accelerate to 8%. Alas, it is plummeting towards 4%, having fallen steadily in the last
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