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.
The plan could be announced in July, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government presents the first budget after BJP failed to win a majority on its own.
India's fascination with the 'Ease of Doing Business' rankings hasn't served it well. Vietnam ranked below India but has attracted more foreign investment.
The biggest beneficiaries from the move will be Apollo’s founders and largest shareholders, the Reddy family, who have been selling assets to pay down their own debt
Helicopter money is a last resort as money-financed tax cut risks damaging independence of central bank by making it a junior partner in a fiscal adventure.
For demand to get a boost, companies need to distribute larger dividend payouts and invest in new capacity. But problem of weak rural demand is not addressed.
While main elements behind terror module have been nabbed, more arrests will take place, including some professors & academicians who were part of the ring, it is learnt.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
Ok, madam, you are right. The BJP is right, Modi is always right.
Meenakshi Lekhi being a BJP leader will not see why GST got rationalized after many years only now.