There is an uproar in the Indian investing community over the collapsing of the long- and short-term tax status of debt funds, removing the indexation benefit from financial year 2023-24 and the manner in which it was pushed through. There is an uproar in the Indian investing community over the collapsing of the long-...
The finance minister has done well to stick to the path of fiscal consolidation, but whether people will move to new default tax regime will depend on some factors It has been clear for some time that the 2023-24 Union Budget was not going to be a pre-election exercise. The fiscal consolidation that was...
A new-found confidence over the well-handled Covid-19 crisis found its way into Budget 2021. This is reflected in three aspects of the budget. One, the finance minister ignored suggestions to tax the rich with a higher surcharge or a Covid-19 cess. Two, the government has gone for growth with a large push on capital spending....
Money with Monika Decoding the 20 trillion package
The break down of the 20 trillion package. What was really spent from the budget and why it matters.
When you let babus take control you get what is #Budget2020 Directionless and needlessly nitpicking.
Personal income tax in India needs a reset push. Lower tax slabs, lower rates and middle India will let go of their exemptions and deductions.
Budget 2019-20 did not make any big picture plans. By raising taxes on the rich, without a clear path for investments, is has been seen as a disappointment
Singapore uses tax rebates on babies born to nudge population growth. Indian tax system needs to use nudges to get people to invest in the correct asset class.
All previous FMs have been men and have tried to fix the household and not the supply side, or the market. Will a woman in the FMs chair see the problem where it exists?