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Saturday, September 6, 2025
TopicIndia fiscal policy

Topic: India fiscal policy

Tax cuts won’t fix low growth. Govt must look beyond fiscal policy

Since 2016, the govt has tried various fiscal tactics to stimulate growth, from increasing expenditure to introducing welfare schemes. The tax cut is the latest of these measures.

Watch CutTheClutter: How Odisha, Jharkhand & even UP are outpacing Punjab, Haryana in fiscal health

In Episode 1597, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses NITI Aayog's latest Fiscal Health Index report, how states are doing & and other key takeaways.

India’s fiscal imbalance isn’t a North vs South problem. Here’s what lies at the ‘centre’ of it

India has a large vertical fiscal gap, which has been increasing. The reason is that while the Constitution assigns the most buoyant taxation powers to the Union, it allocates more spending responsibilities to the states.

Contrary to global trend, govts in India don’t junk fiscal discipline for political gain, shows data

IMF has found that countries going for polls tend to see significant slippages in fiscal targets. Analysis by ThePrint finds India has been bucking this trend over last 20 years. 

Pay attention to states’ treasury. If it gets worse salaries and pensions will be affected

Depositors seem to believe that public sector entities will not default. There is a perception that they are guaranteed by their respective state government or ultimately the Union.

On Camera

Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

It's a wolf pack unleashed on India, and Peter Navarro is leading it. The week gone by has been critical for Indian diplomacy amid the tensions with the US.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?