The fiscal deficit for 2019-20 and 2020-21 would have been higher at 4.6% and 4.4% respectively if the govt had not shifted its liabilities out of the budget.
It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.
As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.
Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
1. This is an interesting article. My view is that most ordinary citizens won’t understand anything about fiscal deficit and other terms used in this article. 2. My simple suggestion is that all governments follow commercial system of accounting which just needs maintaining record of all transactions of expenditure and income on accrual basis. Once this is done, the so-called difficulty in arriving at figure of fiscal deficit can be considerably lessened. 3. We are aware of fact that listed companies follow and implement provisions in the Companies Act and also SEBI’s guidelines to regarding disclosure of important financial information in specific formats. If both Central and all State governments strictly follow commercial system of accounting, as mentioned earlier, and accordingly prepare statements of financial performance in proper formats, there won’t be any secrecy around fiscal deficit figures.
1. This is an interesting article. My view is that most ordinary citizens won’t understand anything about fiscal deficit and other terms used in this article. 2. My simple suggestion is that all governments follow commercial system of accounting which just needs maintaining record of all transactions of expenditure and income on accrual basis. Once this is done, the so-called difficulty in arriving at figure of fiscal deficit can be considerably lessened. 3. We are aware of fact that listed companies follow and implement provisions in the Companies Act and also SEBI’s guidelines to regarding disclosure of important financial information in specific formats. If both Central and all State governments strictly follow commercial system of accounting, as mentioned earlier, and accordingly prepare statements of financial performance in proper formats, there won’t be any secrecy around fiscal deficit figures.