'We are going to need more technical people in government.''You can't expect a generalist to understand the complicated world of financial engineering.''I regret to say that most of our politicians......
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president A Revanth Reddy who is set to take over the reins of the state from Thursday will have a daunting task of making the bleak coffers ring to be able to......
Why did the political system in the country react to these two decisions of the Modi government in a diametrically opposite manner? asks A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra D Modi,......
Delivering on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s poll promise to small and marginal farmers, the Yogi Adityanath cabinet on Tuesday decided to waive their crop loans up to Rs 1 lakh, totalling a......
‘Last year we had drought and this year flood. How prepared are we to face that?’ IMAGE: A man cleans up his house after flood waters subsided in Chengannur district of Kerala.......
'The finance minister missed yet another opportunity to simplify the income tax structure in the Budget.''This was an opportune moment to get rid of the old tax system entirely and move fully to......
The Budget should undertake further reductions in import tariffs and seriously consider an announcement of India's intention to join one or both of the two Asian mega-regional free trade......
Using the debt-to-GDP ratio as a fiscal anchor aligns with efforts to promote fiscal transparency through proper disclosure of off-budget borrowings. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......
At last the Lok Sabha has passed the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill. There is a consensus among observers that it is a watered-down version of the original intentions. Explicit......
The estimated Rs 1 trillion revenue forgone from direct taxes and Rs 2,600 crore from indirect taxes has been carefully accounted for within the fiscal consolidation road map, ensuring stability......
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday IMAGE: Williams' Lance Stroll. Photograph: Maxim Shemetov/Reuters Force India completed Formula One's 2019 driver line-up on Friday......
- While the majority of Olympic infrastructure costs have been spread across city, state and federal budgets, with some financing from private companies, the state is responsible for most......