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A real Budget, please: This one has to confront severe resource restraints

In Budget 2020 speech, the FM should state how she intends to return to the 7% track, and the hard decisions she will take to adjust to the realities of a slowing economy, writes T N Ninan

Top headlines: Cabinet nod to CDS, ex-Maruti MD accused of fraud, and more

CBI has accused ex-Maruti MD Jagdish Khattar of fraud, while the Union Cabinet has approved the creation Chief of Defence Staff

Twisting the curve

RBI's effort to address yield curve rise may not work as hoped

Fiscal deficit for April-November likely stood at 107% of FY20 target

For the deficit to be 3.3 per cent of GDP, it assumes a nominal GDP growth of 12 per cent in FY20

Advance corporation tax mop-up drops over 5% in Dec quarter to Rs 73,000 cr

Net collection grows only 0.7% to Rs 6.75 trillion

Moody's slashes FY20 growth forecast to 4.9% on weak household consumption

Private-sector banks have a larger exposure to retail loans and may be more at risk

Green shoots in financial sector?

A country's rating must relate primarily to its capacity and willingness to service debt

Budget 2020: Centre may announce increase in FPIs' debt limit to 10%

Existing limit for FPI investment in G-secs is 6% of the outstanding stocks of securities; govt may announce increase to 10% in Union Budget 2020

Negative real interest rate no cause for concern, say economists

The RBI is expected to reduce its policy rate to 4.5% in this rate cycle, economists say

Brokerages see global growth picking up next year, stay cautious on India

On a financial year basis, Nomura expect GDP growth of 4.7% in FY20 and 5.7% in FY21, suggesting a delayed recovery and below-potential growth through end-2020

Will downgrade rating if Indian economy doesn't show recovery: S&P

S&P said India's fiscal metrics, including its fiscal deficit, annual change in net general government indebtedness, and net government debt stock, were weak

Revival hopes help markets continue their winning run, absorb GDP shocker

While the GDP data is released with a two-month lag, markets always try to factor in future expectations

The GST structure may be in for an overhaul

Some items will also be removed from the GST exemption list that attracted some form of taxation in the pre-GST regime

Fiscal deficit may slip to 3.5-3.8% in FY20; govt set to miss 3.3% target

The FRBM Act, after its amendment in 2018, allows a fiscal deficit slippage of not more than 0.5% for any given year, provided there are justifications

Can't compare GDP data with consumer spending report, says govt panel

A fall in household spending is a signal that poverty may have increased, according to experts

RBI's monetary policy spells more trouble for India Inc's earnings

In the absence of near-term government stimulus, markets may remain range-bound until Budget

Major reforms during Modi regime aimed at achieving Rs 5 trn economy: FM

Sitharaman said India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth during 2014-19 averaged 7.5 per cent, which was the highest among G-20 countries.

Goldman pegs down FY20 GDP growth to 5.3%; equities may gain 8.5% next year

The brokerage attributed the evident dichotomy between GDP growth estimates and the benchmark target to the easy monetary policy that the central bank has been pursuing since the beginning of the year

Manmohan's fear of GDP growth falling 200 bps coming true: Chowdhury in LS

Observing that tax rate cut would result in revenue loss of Rs 1.45 trillion, he wanted to know how the government will deal with the fiscal deficit

GDP shocker: India Inc expects growth to rebound in Q3 on stimulus measures

Biocon CMD Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw opined that few pragmatic policies can help put India on the top again