Budget could be a good starting point for deeper banking reforms
The numbers in aggregate mean the Government of India will not let the fiscal deficit run away in FY22
Say India needs to bring down import duties over time
Given the market / pandemic situation, there is an overall fall in the fair market values of properties
The Budget will be presented in the backdrop of a revival of the economy and expectations of good corporate earnings in the December quarter
Say India needs to bring down import duties over time
The government should provide additional funds as well as incentives to promote indigenous farm research, oilseeds production, food processing and organic farming
Macroeconomics in 2021 will turn on consumer demand and firm resolution
The economy requires a fiscal battle plan and this, in turn, requires a fiscal responsibility framework
Could help monetise assets worth Rs 10K cr
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Achieving a vaccine roll-out on a scale that social-distancing norms can be dispensed with can't be expected for most of 2021
Curbs imposed by the finance ministry on more than 80 government departments and ministries earlier in the year to preserve cash were relaxed this quarter
Budget 2021 must overhaul the existing FRBM Act to set feasible targets on deficit and debt
The farmers' agitation and Budget are "sort of dark clouds" as the two-wheeler industry is hoping for a low single-digit sales growth in Q4 of 2020-21 on the back of a low base of previous year
The idea is to welcome more private investment and boost the economy through highway construction, said Sandhu
Saddled with public debt twice the size of its economy and tax revenues hit by the pandemic-induced recession, the finance ministry is under pressure to find non-tax revenues