Why central banks in emerging economies must stop chasing the US Fed

Coming on the heels of the 2023 Union Budget and policy announcements by major central banks…

Foodgrain fund cut: Odisha seeks Rs 14,000 crore pending subsidy from central govt

Accusing the Centre of slashing foodgrain procurement fund worth Rs 20,000 crore in the 2023-24 Union…

Some industries happy with green push, others feel left out

Union Budget 2023-24 has got a mixed response from industry, middle income group and tax consultants…

After targeting rural and urban poor, a 2024 signal: The Middle Class Matters

What’s the big political economy message from Nirmala Sitharaman’s latest Budget? The answer probably lies in…

MC’s hopes dashed, gets only half of its demand

Hopes of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation dashed as against the demand of Rs 957 crore, it got…

Three big takeaways of Union Budget 2023-24: Capex, fiscal prudence and new I-T regime

This growth strategy had two prongs. * One was to incentivise the private sector in the…

Parliamentarians meet and greet on opening day of Budget session

Express View on Economic Survey 2023: Reason for optimism

The Economic Survey 2022-23, the annual flagship document of the Ministry of Finance, is carefully optimistic…

Rationalised TDS framework, revamped concessional I-T regime expected in Budget: EY

The government is expected provide a more rationalised TDS framework to reduce the compliance burden for…

Unemployment down, back to pre-Covid level: Sitharaman counters Opposition criticism

COUNTERING OPPOSITION claims on rising unemploymentFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday sought to argue that unemployment…