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Beyond Budget Headlines: Health & education deserve more outlay, attention

In the fifth episode, we discuss about expenditure side of the Budget and look at sectors that have traditionally not been India's top expense areas but are now in the spotlight because of pandemic

Budget Byte: Post-pandemic Budget will need to focus on ignored sectors

MSMEs, education, India's police forces might need more support in the coming year to realign their development and spending goals

Budget 2021-22 wishlist: Here are the key challenges in oil & gas sector

Low gas price cycles are posing challenges to new upstream gas projects in deep-water fields

Budget: Govt should provide funds, incentives for agri sector, say experts

The government should provide additional funds as well as incentives to promote indigenous farm research, oilseeds production, food processing and organic farming

Beyond Budget Headlines: Health & education deserve more outlay, attention

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First advance estimates: GDP to grow 8-11.5% in FY22, say experts

Within services, financial, real estate and professional services are expected to perform well

Covid slump may cause 7.7% GDP contraction in FY21: First Advance Estimate

The government's First Advance Estimate suggests the worst performance ever for the Indian economy in the wake of the slowdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Govt considers creating bank with $13.7 bn equity to fund roads, ports

The finance ministry has prepared a note for Modi's cabinet to discuss the proposal

Budget wishlist: Broking community seeks time limit on Sebi proceedings

In a submission to the Union government, the brokers association said the Sebi Act does not prescribe any period of limitation on initiation of proceedings

Infra may get Atmanirbhar nudge in Budget as govt looks to spur growth

Any significant increase beyond 10 per cent year-on-year (YoY) may be difficult over the next three to four years, given the limited fiscal space

Union Budget on Feb 1, Parliament session starts Jan 29, say reports

The Budget session will be held in two parts: from January 29 to February 15 and then from March 8 to April 8

Budget Byte: Need to spend more on healthcare to manage shortcomings

Spending on health is improving gradually in India, even though it has not grown substantially from its level of 1% of GDP

Budget Byte: Boosting consumer demand will be crucial task for Sitharaman

Pent-up or not, demand yet to fully recover from the pandemic impact

FinMin releases Rs 6K crore to states to meet GST compensation shortfall

The Centre had set up a special borrowing window in October 2020 to meet the estimated shortfall of Rs 1.10 trillion in revenue arising on account of implementation of GST

Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB: Economic recovery and the tax challenge

What should Budget do to boost investment and spur economic recovery? Don't underestimate the importance of increasing investment, says Business Standard's in-house policy expert A K Bhattacharya

Beyond Budget Headlines: Govt should standardise income-tax rates, widen base

BJP pushes budget relief for middle class, business in wake of virus

The government ranks more than 300 million of India's population of 1.35 billion among middle-class consumers

2020, the year that was: Coronavirus shadow may not go anytime soon

Achieving a vaccine roll-out on a scale that social-distancing norms can be dispensed with can't be expected for most of 2021

Banking on Budget: Stage set for transition from revive to thrive

Given the global Covid situation, there is some room for the finance minister to increase the fiscal deficit for a year without spooking the financial markets and rating agencies