Budget Articles

Narendra Modi’s prime ministerial campaign, where he promised to turn the slumping economy around, struck a chord with a nation grappling with a range of fiscal issues. The electorate showed that it has lost ...more

Amidst speculations and heated debates on the country’s economic priorities, India’s first female Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman will present the full Union Budget on July 5. As part of preparations f...more

Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman will be creating history on July 5, 2019, as she is poised to become the first female Finance Minister to present the Union Budget. Of all the cabinet ministers of India, Mrs Sitharaman i...more

What do you mean by budget? A budget approximates the income and expenses over a specified time. Budgets can be made for a government, a country, a company, a family and about anything or anyone that earns and ...more

It’s that time of the year when all of us draw up wishlists…and no, I do not mean Christmas, but the Union Budget. As D-day comes hither, this time earlier by a month, hopes are up across constituencies in ...more

If India continues on its current growth course, it could have a $5.6 trillion economy in 20 years. To create a $10 trillion economy, India will need to accelerate its growth to 9% CAGR over the next 20 years. ...more

Sustained economic revival needs a slew of measures, at regular intervals, over a period of time, and in a coordinated manner By Alam Srinivas Last week, a friend accosted me at a Delhi club. He asked me, “Wh...more

R. Balakrishnan ‘Balki’ Balki is the Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of the advertising agency Lowe Lintas India. He’s also a veteran ad filmmaker and film director, best known for Cheeni Kum (2007), ...more

It is the time of the year when expectations are building that the routine vote on account may turn out to be as eventful as a regular budget. The Narendra Modi led NDA government is likely to opt for a non-rou...more