New state excise policy aims to weed out liquor cartels
Provisional actuals of the Budget for 2020-21 have once again varied sharply from the revised estimates. The variation provides fiscal cushion, but also raises several questions
The report of 15th Finance Commission, which will be released along with the Budget, will pave way for tax revenue sharing in coming years
The govt's net revenue in the April-July period of 2020 contracted 42%, as its overall expenditure growth was kept at 11%. A K Bhattacharya explains the government's challenges in fixing the economy
The problem is on both revenue and expenditure sides - the former is shrinking in relation to GDP, and the latter is rising despite a sharp drop in petroleum-related subsidy bills - writes T N Ninan
NSE, BSE to conduct a special trading session on February 1; settlement of trades on February 4
The larger economy suffers more than the central govt, as New Delhi is allowed to get away with behaving arbitrarily and then hiding the reality behind bogus numbers, writes T N Ninan