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States must step up capex, says RBI governor Shaktikanta Das

Quality spending can have multiplier effect, says Das

Prioritising expenditure necessary in short term, says MPC member

Revival of the Indian economy would be sustained if the COVID-19 pandemic is under control, eminent economist Shashanka Bhide said on Sunday

Infrastructure fund yields depend on govt expenditure, say analysts

Let managers of diversified equity funds decide exposure, avoid direct investment

Centre borrows less than planned amid second wave of Covid-19 pandemic

Compared with last year, though, the borrowing has been higher

Best of BS Opinion: Prioritising expenditure, moving on infra agenda & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

Prioritising expenditure

Govt must focus on providing relief to the needy at this point

RBI says economic cost of second Covid-19 wave may be limited to Q1

Government must now step up expenditure to boost demand for private investment and consumption, said RBI

Centre tightens rules of grant allocation for transparency, efficiency

The Department of Expenditure order vouches for more effective cash management and bring more efficiency in public expenditure management

Increasing fiscal constraints

Govt must focus on mobilising more revenues

Focus on capex does not make Budget inflationary: Expenditure Secretary

We expect the cost of the vaccination to be Rs 700 per person. This includes the price of two shots at Rs 200-250 each, says Somanathan

Fiscal activism

Govt should tread carefully on this path

Expense planning: Budgetary allocations likely to maintain status quo

The numbers in aggregate mean the Government of India will not let the fiscal deficit run away in FY22

Beyond Budget Headlines: Health & education deserve more outlay, attention

Beyond Headlines: Govt must invest in small-gestation projects to expedite recovery

Beyond Budget Headlines with AKB: Govt should invest in small-gestation projects

In this second episode of our special video series on Budget, A K Bhattacharya talks about fiscal deficit target, government spending and disinvestment goals

Beyond Headlines: Should there be a range for fiscal deficit target?

The govt expenditure this year (till October-end) was at roughly the same level as that seen in the same period last year

No escape from extra borrowing

Despite growth likely in the second half of the year, revenue gap will be large leading to higher borrowing and expenditure management

Govt deviates from norm, asks House to regularise 2-year-old expenditure

Demonstrates the sluggishness at the Centre in finalising its accounts, which means the states have to depend on older data to make their point about revenue and expenditure mismatch

Govt presents first batch of supplementary demand for grants: An explainer

The demand is to spend an additional Rs 2.36 trillion in FY21

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