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Economic Survey 2018-19: Investment in excess of 35% of GDP required to push growth to 8%: CEA KV Subramanian
• 6 years agoKV Subramanian Thursday said India needs to accelerate investment in excess of 35 percent of the GDP to achieve 8 percent sustained growth
Economic Survey 2018-19 suggests rationalisation of tax policy for startups to encourage 'innovative investments'
• 6 years agoThe Economic Survey for 2018-19 noted that countries across the world recognised the need to evolve a tax system that can foster innovation
Union Budget likely to hike government spending to shore up consumption, combat slumping growth
• 6 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Friday will unveil a budget that is expected to cut taxes on business and raise spending in a bid to shore up consumption and faltering economic growth
Union Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman faces daunting task of boosting growth with fiscal prudence, says India Ratings report
• 6 years agoElevating economic growth in times of fiscal constraints is the "most daunting task" for finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman who is presenting her maiden budget next week, a report has said
Union Budget 2019-20: Revision in tax revenue estimates to influence level of fiscal deficit
Aditi Nayar • 6 years agoGST inflows continue to trail the monthly average required to meet the FY2020 Interim Budget Estimates (IBE)
Union Budget 2019: Debt-to-GDP ratio helps determine economic health of countries, their ability to service debts
Fp Research • 6 years agoOften the debt-to-GDP ratio increases during times of extraordinary emergencies like financial downturn or war, when the government needs additional funds to manage the economy.
Narendra Modi likely to meet Finance Ministry officials on 20 June, to discuss road map for boosting economic growth
• 6 years agoAhead of the Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to meet all five departments of the finance ministry on 20 June to discuss road map for boosting country's growth and generating jobs
Union Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman exhorts states to work in cohesion with centre on economic goals
• 6 years agoFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday exhorted states to work together with the centre, stating that while the centre sets the direction of economic growth, it is for the states to ensure effective implementation on the ground
It's high time we stopped using the term 'Hindu rate of growth', phrase shows colonisation of country’s intellectual faculties
Gautam Chikermane • 6 years agoOnly Hinduism is burdened by a rate of growth shows the contempt the world has for the most peaceful, profound and puissant religion
Former CEA Arvind Subramanian's claim on GDP growth overestimation is a valid view, but here's the catch
Madan • 6 years agoThe former CEA has come up with his calculation that shows that there has been an overstatement of GDP based on limited variables that he has used