Best of BS Opinion: Budget for the victims, the Wall Street game, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has promised a “Budget like never before”. For her to make good on that commitment will mean addressing the voiceless millions who have been pushed back into poverty by the pandemic – the largest among all countries.  “Amidst the welter of the multiple goals of the Budget, be they macro-economic or sector-specific, revenue targets or reform objectives, it is this cohort that must not be forgotten,” writes T N Ninan and suggests how the Budget can address this crisis. Read it here
 

T C A Srinivasa Raghavan explains why economists persist with two bad ideas before every