Dr T V Somanathan is the first finance secretary to be appointed Cabinet secretary...

Few finance ministers announce any taxation measure that could upset the stock market....

'We have essentially tried to set out an agenda for the next five years and it, in...

With the fiscal deficit target staring at the government, the FY25 Budget has limited...

The Budget should use the extra RBI surplus to better effect, suggests A K Bhattacharya.

If the concerns over risking political capital are overcome, the long-term gains for...

No government in the past initiated the process of policy making for its next tenure...

The new government that presents the full Budget for 2024-2025 in July should be ready...

Questions will be raised over why those changes take place and whether non-economic...

Whether it was the MGNREGS or the NFSA or the Aadhaar-based DBT scheme for cash...

The finance minister's assertion that industry should not expect any spectacular...

If the Budget makes no big announcements on new schemes, projects, or tax giveaways,...

Is it a case of poor targeting of a welfare scheme, or is it a reflection of the...

7 states account for over 80 per cent of the total direct tax collections by the Union...

The communication was clear, transparent and worded in a manner that did not induce any...

Pre-Budget excercise next month should scrupulously avoid adventurism of all types and...

Elections may be a few months away, but the government may get into election mode much...

Can this growth in GST collection be sustained in the coming years? asks A K Bhattacharya.

Why did Karnataka's economic prosperity fail to influence the nature of electoral...

The need for finding options for proper functioning of Parliament is of paramount...