-The Telegraph Corporate tax contributes 8 percentage points less to the gross tax revenue now than it did in 2014 when the Modi government took over, says P Chidambaram New Delhi: The Opposition on Monday sought answers to fundamental questions on the economy that finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has strenuously asserted is the fastest growing in the world. Corporate tax, paid by business houses, contributes 8 percentage points less to the gross tax...
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How do voters assess the Gujarat government? -Vibha Attri and Vanshika Sharma
-The Hindu While the BJP-led State government is rated positively, there is not a great deal of endorsement for its famed development record The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed the government in Gujarat in 1995. Since then, it has more or less remained in power. Now, it is seeking yet another term. The Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) survey sought to gauge public opinion in Gujarat on the government’s performance...
More »Inflation Likely Hit Five-Month High in September on Food Prices: Reuters Poll -Arsh Tushar Mogre
-TheWire.in A Reuters poll suggested inflation rose to an annual 7.3% in September from 7% in the previous month. If realised, that would be the highest since May 2022. Bengaluru: India‘s retail inflation accelerated to a five month high of 7.3% in September due to surging food prices, staying well above the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) upper tolerance band for a ninth month, a Reuters poll found. Fueled by erratic rainfall and...
More »Monetary Policy Alone Inadequate To Tame Inflation -Dr. Amar Patnaik
-NDTV.com At a time when Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation has remained above RBI's upper tolerance level of 6% for seven consecutive months and the WPI inflation rates are at the highest levels since January 2007, it is good that the issue was finally discussed in parliament and the RBI's recent rate hike signals recognition of the concern. However, during the debate in the parliament, the Treasury bench largely took a...
More »Misleading Picture of Household Wealth -CP Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh
-The Hindu Business Line/ NetworkIdeas.org In recent years, when the economy as a whole performed poorly, reports on how old and new businesspersons accumulated huge volumes of wealth in short timespans have been commonplace. There is also evidence that conspicuous consumption is on the rise. This has led observers to conclude that income and wealth inequality in India has increased. Hard evidence on the extent of that increase is difficult to...
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