Opinion
The budget gives MSMEs a big boost to help make India self-reliant
It lowers financing and other hurdles to help make micro, small and medium enterprises the ‘second engine’ of India’s growth story ...
India’s budget does well to drive growth despite a fiscal pullback
The budgetary provision for capital expenditure has been maintained even though fiscal consolidation will proceed apace ...
Takeaways from India's budget that slashes income tax on the salaried middle class to spur growth
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has presented an annual budget that focuses on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and ...
Budget 2025: Govt's new fiscal consolidation roadmap to cut debt to 50% of GDP
The central government aims to reduce its debt to 50% of GDP by March 2031, shifting focus from annual fiscal deficit targets. This strategy prioritizes debt reduction to ensure macro-economic ...
Charting the Global Economy: Fed Holds While ECB Lowers Rates
Federal Reserve officials are treading cautiously on interest rates against a backdrop of sturdy US economic activity and a healthy labor market as officials await policy moves from the Trump ...
Budget 2025: Subsidy bill set to fall to 6-year low
The Centre’s spending on subsidies for 2025-26 is budgeted to fall to a six-year-low in absolute terms and a seven-year-low ...