[ad_1] Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi Too many letters. Oh, and I’m not talking about the Russian alphabet, although it also has way too many letters. I’m talking about modern correspondence in this digital age. (The writer apologises for the loose use of the word letters. Sadly, this writer is forever apologising). In…
[ad_1] The Union budget for 2025-26 is being hailed as a “thanksgiving’’ for the middle-class, while its personal income tax relief is being called “historic’’ and has hogged most of the limelight. But there a quite a few standout features other than these. First things first. The remarkable and dogged focus on fiscal consolidation really…
[ad_1] The big day is here! FM Sitharaman will deliver her 8th Budget speech at 11 a.m. Even though it’s a Saturday, stock markets (BSE and NSE) will remain open. This will be her second full Budget under Modi 3.0 and her eighth overall, including six annual and two interim Budgets during the NDA tenure….
[ad_1] As is usually the case, India’s Union budget for 2025-26, to be announced on 1 February, is expected to attract a lot of attention from different stakeholders in the economy, particularly with its growth momentum having sprung a significant downside surprise in 2024-25. Has the ongoing cyclical slowdown put the Centre’s fiscal consolidation agenda…
[ad_1] But high global uncertainty prevails. How long will the Gaza accord last? War is still ongoing in Ukraine, as are civil wars in Sudan and Congo. Most disruptive of all, US President Donald Trump’s inaugural address made clear that he will do much of what he had threatened—massive deportation of illegal and legal migrants;…
[ad_1] With less than a fortnight to go before India’s budget for 2025-26, all eyes are on finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Apart from all the usual reasons, this budget has special relevance, as it is the first full-year fiscal plan after last summer’s Lok Sabha elections. It comes after the interim budget on 1 February…
[ad_1] Weakness in private consumption is at the forefront of India’s growth slowdown. As the Union Budget 2025 approaches, the wish list of measures to boost consumer demand is growing, but the need to lower the fiscal deficit ratio remains pressing. A deep fiscal stimulus is unlikely, but a carefully-crafted one that boosts demand, tackles…
[ad_1] Indian stock market: The domestic equity market indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, are expected to open on a muted note Monday following mixed trends in global markets. Asian markets traded mixed, while the US stock market closed with strong gains last week after fresh economic data raised expectations of the US Federal Reserve rate…
[ad_1] The government is confident of achieving its fiscal deficit target and sticking to the glide path to trim it to 4.5% of the GDP by FY26, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Tuesday, addressing concerns raised by the Opposition on the budget. Sitharaman also outlined the government’s budgetary allocations for social sector…
[ad_1] India currently has a fiscal law that expects the Union government to keep its annual fiscal deficit below 3% of gross domestic product (GDP). So government borrowing in any given year cannot exceed that limit, to rein in profligate budgeting. However, a rigid limit on government borrowing can be counterproductive in some situations. For…
