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Roll-out of DTC, GST key to meeting medium-term fiscal aims
To meet the expected revenue target, it would be better for the government to start mopping up its non-tax revenue right from the beginning, says Dharmkirti Joshi, senior director and chief economist at Crisil #Q&A #GST #DTC #Budget2013 #budget2013-videos
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Budget 2013 verdict: Taxes, growth, markets
Firstpost columnists Vivek Kaul and Arjun Parthasarathy, and editors R Jagannathan, Saurav Majumdar, and Venky Vembu discussed the budget in a Google Hangout yesterday. Following is a summary of the debate. #P. Chidambaram #Budget2013 #budget2013-videos
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Union Budget 2013: Is Chidu the one man who can turn things around?
According to industry experts, Chidambaram is making the right noises. He has to ensure that he does not go the populist way like his predecessor. #P. Chidambaram #Budget 2013-2014 #budget2013-videos #Economic Survey 2013-14
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Union Budget 2013: On whom will Chidambaram's tax axe fall?
While the economists Firstpost spoke to agreed that a flat tax rate would be the ideal situation, the focus for the finance minister should be to curb wasteful expenditure to shore up its finances. #Chidambaram #Dividend #Taxation #Surjit Bhalla #Budget2013 #super-rich tax #budget2013-videos #Soak the rich
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Budget 2013: Cut subsidies to revive economy, Abheek Barua
Containing revenue expenditure will involve reducing subsidies and spending on welfare schemes and Barua concedes that political compulsions in a pre-election year may make this difficult. #Finance minister #VeryCloseUp #Chidambaram #Budget 2013 #budget2013-videos #Abheek Barua
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Budget 2013: Current account deficit concerns to persists, says Kotaks Pan
The government's borrowing programme is going to be a bigger worry than fiscal deficit as it adds to the interest payment bill which is an unproductive expenditure, said Indranil Pan, cheif economist, Kotak Mahindra Bank #fiscal deficit #Subsidies #Budget2013 #Indranil Pan #government borrowing #KOtak mahindra #budget2013-videos
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Budget 2013: Revenue deficit is India's Achilles heel, says Pronab Sen
Among the untargeted subsidies, he would like to see the fuel and fertiliser subsidies being pared down. In the case of food, the cost of holding foodgrain stocks is much more than the actual subsidy, he points out. #fiscal deficit #Chidambaram #Subsidies #Pronab Sen #Budget2013 #budget2013-videos
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Watch: Will Chidu pass or flunk the Budget 2013 test?
Watch the video above to see the best advice Chidambaram will ever get before he presents the Union Budget 2013-2014. #Chidambaram #ExpertView #Taxation #Budget2013 #budget2013-videos #Fiscal Deficits
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Budget 2013: Economic Survey in Parl today. Here's what to expect
The Survey for 2012-13 is likely to make a strong case for accelerating reforms to offset the domestic and global factors stunting growth #India #Chidambaram #Growth #Budget2013 #Economic Survey #budget2013-videos
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Is the govt facing a crisis on political consensus before Budget 2013?
Has the government reached out to the opposition on its seriousness on economic reforms so that there is political consensus before Budget 2013? No, said the opposition parties on a CNN-IBN panel discussion. #BJP #GST #Reforms #VideoViews #Budget 2013-2014 #PoliticsVideos #budget2013-videos #Budget2013Videos #BJ Panda