We may well end up with the same budgetary mess that we have experienced this year
If more expenditure in the rural economy is the need of the hour to revive demand, it is debatable if such tax giveaways could have waited till GDP growth picks up a little
The stress in the banks and the NBFCs has led to undermining of confidence in the sector
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Sitharaman said income tax rates will be significantly reduced for those who forego reliefs, exemptions
Attaining a GDP growth rate of 6 to 6.5 per cent in 2020-21 as projected by the Economic Survey will be challenging, say experts
The Survey forecast appears to be on a higher side, which could be aspirational and depends on the Budget proposals.
According to advance estimates, the economy is projected to grow by 5% in the current fiscal year, which would be an 11-year low
A 10% hike in new firm creation increases district-level GDP growth by 1.8%
There have been similar criticisms of the methodology by other experts as well
Based on NSO's first advance estimates of GDP growth for 2019-20 at 5 per cent, an uptick in GDP growth is expected in the second half of the fiscal, it said.
Fiscal targets may have to be relaxed for the current year
Investments suffered as companies were keen on repaying debt rather than taking fresh loans to add to capacity
It is for the second consecutive time that NSO's GDP estimate is significantly lower than the projection made in the survey prepared by the finance ministry
The overarching theme of the Economic Survey 2019-20 is creation of wealth over time and the implementation of policies that act as enablers in creation of this wealth
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India faces its worst economic slowdown in a decade. Growth slipped to 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter
Banks had grown their retail books in a big way in recent times given the lacklustre demand for corporate credit
Revenue projections may be realistic this time