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Latest Articles in Union Budget 2020
A Clear Road Map To Growth
In this special issue we carry excerpts of my conversation with the Union Minister of State for Finance, Bhagwat Karad, who shares his perspective of what and who the budget kept in mind, and what it strives to achieve. We also bring in voices from industry who talk of how the budgetary measures will play out through the year and beyond.
Read MoreSitharaman Holds Pre-Budget Consultations With Top Industrialists Ahead Of Union Budget 2021-22
Sitharaman has concluded a comprehensive review of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Package (ANBP) with the Secretaries of various Ministries/Departments
Read MoreNext Year Budget To Be Prudent; Growth Oriented, Says RBI Governor
In view of unprecedented pandemic and its impact on the economy, he said the government has maintained fiscal prudence in the response to deal with the crisis.
Read MoreOff-Budget Reforms Needed
Future Union Budgets should deal with the year’s key accounts. While brevity is the soul of wit, clarity surely is the soul of a good Budget.
Read MoreTwin Tax Slabs In Budget 2020: A-La-Carte Or Buffet?
Needless to say that the Indian tax structure as it is very complicated thanks to the direct and indirect levies and the annual budget throws a fresh challenge each year to the tax payer, ‘do you really understand me’ trick. This year’s budget is no different.
Read MoreDividends - To Tax or Relax ?
We need a stable, explicitly stated tax policy aligned with the medium term objective of the government. A perfect policy does not exist in reality. But an optimal choice can be made and aptly communicated to be effective.
Read MoreBudget 2020 – Sabka Saath, Sabka Vishwas, Sabka Vikas
Disinvestment road map will help reduce government dependence of tax revenue and improvement of the primary and secondary bond market will help reduce the dependence of corporate sector on bank finance alone.
Read MoreReal Estate: Proposals Could Have Been Bolder
The government could have been much bolder with respect to real estate but whatever came to the market were majorly in the form of improving buyer sentiments and nothing else.
Read MoreSeveral Positive Takeaways For Infra Sector
The decision to increase the Deposit Insurance Coverage from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per depositor will be a huge relief and will encourage further savings which can be channelised for funding infrastructure and industrial projects.
Read MoreFocus On Wellness And Prevention
On the whole, the budget, while not specifically providing an increased allocation to healthcare delivery, has focused on prevention and wellness which can bear good results in the long term.
Read MoreImplementation Will Be Key To Job Creation Ideas
To improve reach and access to quality education to deprived sections of society providing online degree courses from the top Indian institutes is a welcome move.
Read MoreSomething To Cheer For Lower, Middle Income Group
While on the one hand the Budget has something to cheer for lower or middle-income group, it does not bring similar reason to smile for the higher income group.
Read MoreNo New Direction For Agriculture In FM’s Speech
A roadmap for productive and size-efficient agriculture that can compete on its own is too hazy. More policy changes must follow.
Read MoreA Booster Shot That Wasn’t
The allocation for healthcare in this year’s Budget may not be adequate to meet the desired objectives
Read MoreUnion Budget 2020: The Big Push?
Budget 2020 offers bits and pieces for the optimist, nothing to the pessimist and less than something to the realist. And the big question remains: will the economy turnaround anytime soon
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