Infrastructure Finance Update – February, 2022 Infrastructure continues to be a primary focus in the Union Budget 2022–23 to boost growth against the backdrop of the economic recovery from the pandemic. The budget extensively...
Touted as the first paperless budget, the budget 2022 was after all a people-less budget that was far removed from the pressing concerns of the day. This was starkly similar to the Economic Survey...
In the key features of the Budget 2022 document, there is the mention of the terms energy transition and climate action twice. Particularly under the goals of the Amrit Kaal and the four priorities.
The Prime Minister perfectly summed up his government’s approach to the budget and the underlying economic thinking while briefing his party workers a day after the budget.
While claiming that India is number one in vaccination, the Economic Survey presents a chart of a few countries, leaving out China. To show our spending in the social sector is worthwhile, it provides...
The Money Trail Union government revealing its true colours declared open allegiance with the super-rich of the country. All tax concessions for them will continue while everyone else is left in the cold. Govt...
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...
The rich are getting richer and the poor poorer. For a change, we need a pro-people budget. Experts and activists present a wish list.
Centre for Financial Accountability (CFA) organized a Public Meeting titled, “Budget Like Never Before: A Critical Analysis of Budget 2021” on 11th February, 2021, which brought together an esteemed set of panellists covering Indian...
We have come across alcoholics selling property to have their drink. The central government seems to be doing similar things. The Public Sector is like the house constructed with great ambition. But now, it...
The 2021 budget was lauded as the one ‘like never before’. There was a lot of hype created around it, hailing it as the ‘a budget to boost economic recovery’, one to ‘drive economic...
Green advocates on Sunday praised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech towards combating air pollution along with fighting climate change and energy transition. But they were apprehensive too on several issues over the...
