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Page 5 - Latest Updates on Fiscal Policy

Leave the PSUs alone for now

Government sell-off is a stimulus for itself and might not work at this juncture

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Updated On : 24 May 2020 | 9:04 PM IST

FM gives reforms pill for ailing economy with privatisation, policy tweaks

In the latest announcement, the government's focus was on structural reform in sectors such as coal, minerals, aviation, defence, aerospace, power, and social infrastructure

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Updated On : 17 May 2020 | 1:25 AM IST

'Very limited' fiscal space may leave govt with Rs 20,000 cr for stimulus

Households contributes maximum to the gross value addition (44.3% during FY12-FY19), savings (61.1%) and fixed capital (39.2%) in the economy

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Updated On : 15 May 2020 | 2:57 PM IST

India to cap stimulus package at $60 bn to protect credit rating: Report

Fitch warned India's sovereign rating could come under pressure if its fiscal outlook deteriorates further

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Updated On : 01 May 2020 | 7:31 PM IST

Will more foreign financing be needed?

It is important to remove the frictions, to connect the infinite capital of the global financial system with end-users in India

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Updated On : 19 Apr 2020 | 11:33 PM IST

Volume IconCovid-19 relief: Here are the steps taken by the RBI to fight slowdown

Among other important announcements, he announced a reduction in reverse repo rate by 25 basis points from 4 per cent earlier to 3.75 per cent now

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Updated On : 17 Apr 2020 | 2:03 PM IST

Covid-19: RBI slashes reverse repo rate by 25 bps, no change in repo rate

Earlier, the RBI had reduced the repo rate to a 15-year low of 4.40 per cent by announcing a steep cut of 75 basis points on March 27, only two days after the national lockdown was imposed

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Updated On : 17 Apr 2020 | 11:48 AM IST

Covid-19: Ease fiscal policy, let states borrow from RBI, says Kerala FM

On Tuesday, Kerala had to offer an interest rate of 8.96 per cent for Rs 6,000 crore market borrowing for state development loan for a 15-year period

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Updated On : 12 Apr 2020 | 3:35 PM IST

Questions about borrowing

The funding need can change materially

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Updated On : 01 Apr 2020 | 11:54 PM IST

Now what?

Once the lockdown is lifted, we will need the mother of all fiscal and monetary policy support to sustain the economy

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Updated On : 30 Mar 2020 | 11:20 PM IST

AGR dues paid by telcos to reflect in FY20 revenue receipts: Report

Officials said the amount was not much to have any bearing on the fiscal position

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Updated On : 04 Mar 2020 | 10:47 AM IST

Budget disappointing; but fiscal, taxation measures welcome: EAC member

India's GDP growth is expected to slip to a decadal low of 5 per cent this fiscal, pressured by domestic factors like drop in consumption, as well as global issues

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Updated On : 16 Feb 2020 | 3:35 PM IST

Why fiscal rules should be revisited

According to the revised FRBM rules, as amended by the Finance Act, 2018, the central government debt stock should not exceed 40 per cent of GDP by the end of financial year 2024-25

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Updated On : 13 Feb 2020 | 11:54 PM IST

Budget strikes right balance between growth push and fiscal discipline: CEA

So, at least for me, the way I would look at it is that before the Budget, we were actually looking at 3.3 per cent for this year and 3 per cent for next year

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Updated On : 05 Feb 2020 | 2:22 AM IST
Updated On : 04 Feb 2020 | 10:06 AM IST

A prudent Budget that is unlikely to revive faltering economic growth

Fiscal prudence has been given priority over fiscal stimulus which will contain the growth of debt liabilities, but it will not provide the strong public expenditure push required for reviving growth

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2020 | 9:58 PM IST

Budget consistent with fiscal strategy; aimed at boosting demand

The fiscal multiplied impact of higher government consumption spending is coupled with signal to household sector to spend more

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Updated On : 01 Feb 2020 | 7:26 PM IST

Budget session LIVE updates: Congress protests against Anurag Thakur in LS

Budget 2020 Live: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the annual Union Budget 2020-21 in Parliament. Follow Business Standard for LIVE updates

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Updated On : 03 Feb 2020 | 1:27 PM IST

Revival in sight: Economic Survey pegs FY21 GDP growth at 6-6.5%

Fiscal targets may have to be relaxed for the current year

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Updated On : 31 Jan 2020 | 11:38 PM IST

Calibrating the policy mix

The right fiscal-monetary-external balance must be achieved to nurture and harness a nascent recovery

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Updated On : 27 Jan 2020 | 11:49 PM IST