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What the different state budgets tell us about overall public spending in 2022-23Subscriber Only
March 31, 2022 03:40 IST
Ishan Bakshi writes: There are several uncertainties surrounding states’ revenues and expenditures. This makes it hard to assess general government fiscal boost to economy for the coming financial year.
Thu, Mar 31, 2022
What RBI needs to keep in mind for a new digital currencySubscriber Only
February 18, 2022 04:10 IST
Ishan Bakshi writes: Several considerations, including the underlying technological architecture and impact on cash circulation and banks, will determine how it is designed
Fri, Feb 18, 2022
Budget 2022 Explained: Highlights and analysis of Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget
February 01, 2022 08:31 IST
Union Budget 2022-23 Explained: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday presented the Union Budget 2022-23 in Parliament. Here are the highlights from Sitharaman’s Budget speech, and an explanation and analysis of it.
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
The formal economy – and not just the informal sector – is in distressSubscriber Only
January 21, 2022 03:41 IST
🔴 Ishan Bakshi writes: Between April 2020 and September 2021, 23 per cent of India’s formal labour force availed of an advance from EPFO to meet Covid-19 expenses
Fri, Jan 21, 2022
How the pandemic has worsened inequality in IndiaSubscriber Only
December 13, 2021 03:45 IST
🔴 Ishan Bakshi writes: It has adversely affected chances of social mobility. This could combine with already high levels of inequality of opportunities and precipitate greater demands for income redistribution.
Tue, Dec 14, 2021
India’s power discoms are at a critical pointSubscriber Only
November 05, 2021 01:15 IST
Ishan Bakshi writes: Increasing push towards solar energy, shifting of hitherto cross-subsidising private entities to renewable energy has compounded perilous position of utilities making need for reforms more urgent.
Sat, Nov 06, 2021
What the continued distress in informal labour market saysSubscriber Only
October 04, 2021 04:32 IST
Ishan Bakshi writes: It points towards a continuing divergence in the fortunes of the formal and informal parts of the economy.
Tue, Oct 05, 2021
Drafted in the name of consumer interest, the proposed e-commerce rules shield vested interestsSubscriber Only
July 15, 2021 03:05 IST
Ishan Bakshi writes: In a capital-deficit country, rather than welcoming capital, we seem to be creating more and more hoops for it to jump through
Thu, Jul 15, 2021
Cash-strapped power distribution companies need radical intervention, not another financial aid packageSubscriber Only
June 19, 2021 03:22 IST
Centre has routinely stepped in to rescue discoms in distress, but dues have continued to rise. Minor tinkering will no longer help.
Sat, Jun 19, 2021
How the bankruptcy code is moving away from its promoter-averse approachSubscriber Only
April 16, 2021 03:04 IST
Amendments to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code framework are a step towards addressing lacuna in its original architecture. The code is transitioning away from a creditor-centric approach.
Fri, Apr 16, 2021
The bad news from state budgetsSubscriber Only
March 18, 2021 04:32 IST
States have spent less in this year, may focus on fiscal consolidation in the year to come. This belies hopes of a public-spending-led recovery.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Budget’s strategy of fiscal consolidation, compressing expenditure, could prove to be a costly miscalculationSubscriber Only
February 09, 2021 03:12 IST
Few would have faulted governments for spending more to counterbalance the effects of a once-in-a-century crisis. There is a time for aggressive consolidation. This was not it.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
Optimism from economic rebound must be tempered by employment distressSubscriber Only
December 18, 2020 03:05 IST
While job creation typically tends to follow economic recovery, surely, by now, given that value added by almost all sectors is around 90 per cent of last year’s levels, the distress in the labour market should also be showing signs of easing.
Fri, Dec 18, 2020
In crisis, play by the book: Discarding the principles of sound public policy could end up doing more harm than goodSubscriber Only
September 26, 2020 03:50 IST
Some unconventional measures may well be needed at the current juncture. But discarding the principles of sound public policy, though it sounds appealing, could end up doing more harm than good.
Sat, Sep 26, 2020
Current crisis has exposed limitations of central banking frameworkSubscriber Only
August 19, 2020 03:23 IST
The central bank must develop a clear strategy on what to do. At the one end, it is legally bound to an inflation target. Yet, at this juncture, there is a strong argument to look past the current spurt in inflation, and test the limits of both conventional and unconventional monetary policy.
Wed, Aug 19, 2020
Covid exposes limits of centralised approach, Finance Commission must reset the balanceSubscriber Only
June 15, 2020 01:27 IST
As a neutral arbiter of Centre-state relations, the Finance Commission should seek to maintain the delicate balance in deciding on contesting claims.
Mon, Jun 15, 2020
Competition policy should be driven by safeguarding competition, not competitorsSubscriber Only
March 06, 2020 00:31 IST
Any intervention to “correct” pricing essentially involves placing a higher weightage on the assumed losses of competitors/producers than on the consumer’s apparent gains. This is not a straightforward exercise.
Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Union Budget Explained: Boosting consumption by leaving people with higher disposable incomes is the key strategy
February 01, 2020 10:03 IST
Union Budget important points Explained, highlights: Here's an explanation and analysis of the Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament today.
Sat, Feb 01, 2020
GST may not have been revenue-neutralSubscriber Only
January 15, 2020 04:07 IST
Growth of GST collections has slowed since Q4FY19, in line with the fall in corporate tax collections, indicating the impact of sluggish economic growth.
Wed, Jan 15, 2020
Rules of EngagementSubscriber Only
December 15, 2019 01:54 IST
An eloquent account of how public policy needs urgent re-imagination
Mon, Dec 16, 2019
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code should be the preferred option for resolution of bad loans, not the last resortSubscriber Only
November 20, 2019 04:05 IST
The introduction of the IBC marked a structural change in the resolution architecture in India. The shift to a time-bound resolution process was a tool to help tackle the bad loan problem.
Wed, Nov 20, 2019
Rising Influence
September 21, 2019 00:45 IST
The journey of economists from university campuses to the White House
Sat, Sep 21, 2019
RBI’s presses print more notes than in pre-demonetisation periodSubscriber Only
August 30, 2019 04:46 IST
In other words, despite the Modi government’s emphasis on digital payments and a less-cash economy, the official printing presses are churning out more currency notes than before, both in volume and value terms.
Fri, Aug 30, 2019
Explained: The new debate on defence fundingSubscriber Only
August 01, 2019 04:11 IST
The Centre has asked the 15th Finance Commission to examine whether a separate mechanism for funding of defence and internal security should be set up. What are the implications for the finances of the states?
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
Explained: Behind the decline in fiscal deficitSubscriber Only
July 08, 2019 03:40 IST
FM surprised all by announcing a marginal decline from 3.4% to 3.3%. How will it be achieved? Will it affect the flow of funds between Centre and states? Will it come at the cost of capital expenditure by PSUs?
Mon, Jul 08, 2019Journalism of Courage
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