Economy 2017

Union Budget 2017: Five things to look out for in Arun Jaitley’s blueprint

The recently released advanced GDP estimates, which forms the basis of FM’s budget estimates and growth projections, has been arrived at with just nine month data and without reflecting on the impact of demonetisation.

Budget 2017: 5 reforms India needs but Arun Jaitley won't propose today

Until propelled by a crisis, political interests will thwart these badly needed reforms

Economic Survey 2017 holds a mirror to Arun Jaitley on demonetisation impact

Highlighting the short term pain in the economy, Subramanian is holding a mirror to finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is set to present the Union Budget on Wednesday

Economic Survey takeaways: What it really says about note ban impact, Union Budget 2017

The survey is candid in pointing out that there will be a slowdown in growth this year too which will be between 25 to 50 bps lower than their baseline projection of 7%

Government evaluating pros and cons of income transfer scheme, says report

The debate is whether it should be a universal basic income or a targetted transfer of funds for the economically weaker sections

Universal basic income: To go beyond political gimmickry, here's what govt needs to do

If the UBI sum turns out to be a pittance like the pension scheme, it would become more a political gimmick than a scheme to address poverty

After demonetisation, MSMEs look forward to corporate tax sops; hope FM is listening

Relaxations in the form of corporate tax concessions could result in companies with reduced corporate tax to be able to expand faster. Reduction in corporate tax would also mean that the prices of products will ultimately come down.

Re-imagine agriculture: Here are 8 points Krishi Budget wants Jaitley to emphasise on the big day

Going by the last two budgets and the string of anti-farmer legislations and policies of this government, farmers’ movements have held that this is the most farmer unfriendly government of Independent India

Exclusive: Why I fear Union Budget 2017, Yogendra Yadav writes for Firstpost

Yogendra Yadav fears that if Arun Jaitley indeed announces Universal Basic Income in the Union Budget, it will just be a parody. From the signals, what the government is thinking about is neither universal nor basic income

A Budget full of goodies: Expect tax exemption, welfare schemes, job creation to jumpstart 'dormant' economy

The expectations of the Union Budget 2017-18 being more on ‘feel good’ side stands quite high considering the government’s intent to kick start consumerism after the demonetisation effect