There is a euphoria around the “tax bonanza” offered to the middle classes in this year’s Budget. The proposal of no tax for those with annual income up to Rs 12 lakh has been...
As expected, the budget for the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) – a crucial centrally-sponsored social security scheme that provides non-contributory pensions to the most marginalised populations including the elderly, widows, and persons with...
वित्तीय वर्ष 2025- 26 में बजट अनुमान 50,65,345 करोड़ रुपए का है। जिसमें केन्द्रीय पर्यावरण,वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन मंत्रालय को 3412.82 करोड़ रुपए का आबंटन किया गया है जो 2024-25 के प्रावधानों 3330.37 करोड़...
A reading of the budget and the Economic Survey is a crucial exercise to understand the direction that the economy is taking. It gives a sense of how responsive is a government to the...
Slogans modified. No efforts to revive the Economy. In a surprise, Dr. Ananda Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor, with his team of more than 150 people, produced an Economic Survey 2025 with certain critical comments....
The Economic Survey 2025 tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, projects a 6.3 – 6.8% growth rate for FY 26, ahead of the Union Budget 2025-26. But, what does it mean to the common...
A People’s Blueprint for the 2025-26 Budget! At the threshold of the 2025 budget, the vitals of the economy are causing alarm to those who are bothered to look beyond the hyperbole and manufactured...
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: What’s 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...