Public Investment

India is a noisy democracy but stuck reforms like GST would go through, says Jaitley

FM said people are eventually going to pay for the goods and services they want to buy and for the weaker sections technology would be used to ensure that the benefits reach the right target group

Budget 2015 has 10 challenges; Jaitley cannot afford to screw up this time

If Arun Jaitley's 2014-15 budget was eminently forgettable, Budget 2015-16 is his opportunity to correct that impression. If he meets the 10 big challenges he faces head-on, this budget will be as important as the one in 1991

FM Jaitley hints at more spending cuts to reign in fiscal deficit

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today hinted at more cuts in spending so as to contain it within limits for the current fiscal, saying he does not believe in living on borrowed money.

Chidu's fiscal legacy debunked: Jaitley and CEA break free with bold new gameplan

The NDA's Mid-Year Economic Analysis under a new Chief Economic Advisor is unusually bold and clear-headed in what needs to be done. It breaks from Chidambaram's fiscal fundamentalism

Modi's investment stimulus of Rs 2-3 lakh crore will be 2 pc of GDP

The NDa government has indicated that is is planning to raise Rs 2-3 lakh crore through various routes to kickstart public investment and spur growth

2015 is not 2012: The fiscal deficit shouldn't be FM's main worry now

It is time we gave up our short-term obsession with the fiscal deficit at a time when the world is worrying about deflation and inflation at home is collapsing. The fiscal deficit is important, but we need to worry about later.

Govt has Rs 1-1.5 lakh crore war-chest to boost economy in 2015-16

The NDA government's war-chest next year is building up to a massive size in order to boost public investment and hence growth.

Outlay of Rs 51 lakh crore projected for Infra in 12th Plan

The Planning Commission is aiming at a total outlay of Rs 51.46 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector during the 12th Plan (2012-17), short of the earlier projection of $1 trillion (about Rs 55 lakh crore).