Fundamental improvements to the flawed structure needed
RBI waiting for Budget numbers has surprised the bond market
The Centre's fiscal deficit has crossed the Budget FY20 projection of Rs 7.04 trillion by October itself
Modi has received more than $28 billion from state firms since he came to power in 2014, by extracting dividends or getting PSUs to buy out the government's stake
S&P's reiteration of India's rating and outlook is good news for the government as it fights multiple fires on the economic front
The markets are clear 5 per cent growth is not the new normal
This was 102.4% of the full-year target, compared with 103.9% for the same period last year
Net tax receipts in the April-October period was Rs 6.83 trillion, while total expenditure was Rs 16.55 trillion, the data showed
What happens when, with government expenditure unchanged at Rs 65 trillion, the FM decides to reduce the tax rate, mobilise less revenue and let the deficit widen by Rs 1 trillion?
A comprehensive review is needed
The rating agency - in its Infrastructure Yearbook 2019, released on Tuesday - said most of the sub-sectors in infrastructure have shown stress this year, compared to the previous year
The finance minister touched upon the difficulties in meeting the fiscal deficit, and indirectly signalled a fiscal slippage for the year
States are indeed facing shortage in cash flow to run the administration and finance their schemes, as well as capital spending
The government has high expenditures on such welfare schemes which are aimed at poorer sections and agriculture
The government can sell as much as 26.4% its holding in Indian Oil -- valued at about Rs 330 billion -- and still retain indirect control
Analysts at CLSA believe India's fiscal deficit may worsen to 4.3% in FY20
State Bank of India (SBI) joins global agencies such as the ADB, World Bank, OECD, RBI and the IMF in downgrading India's FY20 growth rates
Nomura chief economist Sonal Varma has put the Q2 growth at 4.2 per cent, similar to what SBI has estimated
The government's numbers on expenditure and receipts in the first half of the current year do not fully reveal the stress in its finances
Fitch said it was revising the fiscal deficit forecast as revenue collection is likely to fall far short of the projections in the FY20 Union Budget due to weak GST collections