Peoples Commission on Public Sector and Public Services has issued a statement on tax structure which the Finance Minister should look into. All over the world there are changes proposed in the tax system...
Budget 2025: Whatâs at Stake?, a series co-produced by The Wire and Centre for Financial Accountability Episode 1The Economic Rights Every Indian Should Have | Prabhat Patnaik (Senior Economist) Episode 2Budget 2025 Needs to...
By ensuring the financial well-being of lakhs of ASHA workers, India can unlock the full potential of NHM and strengthen the public healthcare system.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the interim budget before Lok Sabha elections to highlight the âachievementsâ of her government over the last ten years. She also outlined the new direction that the Bharatiya Janata...
The Interim Budget 2024 created a lot of expectations as it is presented in the election year. But did it fulfil them, or did it fulfil any other promises made earlier?
India is a federal union of states. Without the states there is no union.
At a time when the poor majority of the country needs the most support, the government has abandoned them. Cutting down almost all the social welfare schemes and reducing allocation to some key sectors,...
In FY18, the last year for which disaggregated income tax data is available, only 29,002 ITRs declared income above Rs 5 crore, while Credit Suisse said India had 7.25 lakh dollar millionaires (the wealth...
While it targets welfare schemes, the Union government has also written off crores in outstanding loans for Indiaâs rich and given huge corporate tax rebates.
Infrastructure Finance Update – February, 2022 Infrastructure continues to be a primary focus in the Union Budget 2022â23 to boost growth against the backdrop of the economic recovery from the pandemic. The budget extensively...
The Prime Minister perfectly summed up his governmentâs approach to the budget and the underlying economic thinking while briefing his party workers a day after the budget.
The government has over the years made its priorities clear as to whose interest it serves. It is evident from the fact that the government continues with its gross underspending on key social sectors...
Most of us plan our expenses in a way that we not only have enough saved for our needs but also leave behind a little something for our children. In contrast, our government is...
Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) organized a Public Meeting titled, âBudget Like Never Before: A Critical Analysis of Budget 2021â on 11th February, 2021, which brought together an esteemed set of panellists covering Indian...
The union budget 2021-22 was placed in the parliament a few days ago. Taking a quick look at its Environment & Climate provisions, here is a brief snapshot of the DISMAL picture of the...
