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Budget 2019: Time for govt to restore its credibility, get numbers right

Restoring the finance ministry's credibility requires more than ensuring that the fiscal deficit numbers are believable

New fiscal mindset key to reviving growth

Recycling assets - selling brownfield projects and investing the proceeds in greenfield projects - is India's best bet for growth revival

Likelihood of GDP growth coming at below 7% in 2019-20 is very high: Nomura

Global slowdown, tight financial conditions and political uncertainty in the election year will be the biggest headwinds for growth, the report by Japanese brokerage Nomura has said

Subramanian's contention on GDP growth raises brows

It is not the first time that Arvind Subramanian has expressed misgivings about the growth figures being put out

How to quadruple the number of tax payers in India

Have just two rates of personal income tax: 10 per cent and 20 per cent.

Letter to BS: Government should be open to course correction over data

The attempt at validating official numbers saying they were arrived at following global standards and endorsed by international agencies would be self-defeating

Former CEA Arvind Subramanian says GDP growth inflated, govt disagrees

This has reignited the debate on the accuracy of India's GDP numbers in particular, and has once again highlighted the inefficiencies in the estimation of national accounts in general

Govt dismisses Ex-CEA's claim, says accepted norms used for GDP estimation

India's GDP growth rate between this period should be about 4.5 per cent instead of the official estimate of close to 7 per cent, Ex-CEA said in a research paper published at Harvard University

India GDP growth overestimated between 2011-2017, says Arvind Subramanian

India has held the crown of the world's fastest-growing major economy until recently

More questions on GDP

Next govt must prioritise restoration of faith in official data

You cannot exclude shell companies while calculating GDP: Pronab Sen

The economy would be underestimated if transactions with benami companies were not captured, the former chief statistician says in an interview

Investment boost: World Bank says India GDP to grow 7.5 per cent this year

With robust growth, and food prices poised to recover, inflation is expected to converge toward 4 per cent

Modi 1.0: Steady GDP growth, low inflation have left economy in good shape

The Modi government has handled inflation far better than any government in the past two decades

Fitch cuts India GDP growth forecast for FY20 to 6.8% from previous 7%

On the fiscal side, the budget for FY20 plans to increase cash transfers for farmers

India can't attain 9-10% GDP growth without revolution in farm sector: Kant

Kant also stressed on scrapping Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee and some old laws like the Essential Commodities Act, which restrict movement of farm produces

Lower than expected

Disappointing GDP print buries some good news as well

India's debt-to-GDP ratio second-worst among emerging markets: Report

According to an analysis by Motilal Oswal, India's government debt-to-GDP ratio is 68.4 per cent, second only to Brazil

Why India needs a seriously tightened population policy to reduce poverty

India has been unable to address population growth meaningfully which has prevented it from reaching global average for decline in extreme poverty

GDP growth rate for FY18 revised upward to 7.2% from 6.7% earlier

Demonetisation year saw an economic growth rate of 8.2%, according to the revised data

Why economic recovery may be muted in FY19 despite big manufacturing push

Trend likely to continue next fiscal, with world economy seen slowing and there being no let up in the US-China trade spat; RBI may change stance with inflation cooling