An autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Finance

 

Paying Attention to Tax Buoyancy

15/10/2019

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(Coauthored with Lekha Chakraborty) 
 
Often, fiscal stimulus is launched through the tax side than expenditure side, assuming that the buoyancy of the former will ensure minimum fiscal slippage, while shoving the economy out of a glut. The general idea is that a reduction in rates will …

Fiscal Space before the New Government in Karnataka

21/08/2019

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(Coauthored with Lekha Chakraborty and MD Azharuddin Khan)
 
Karnataka is the first state in the country to have introduced a fiscal rules framework, even before the central government had enacted the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003. The Karnataka Fiscal Responsibility Act (KFRA) was …

India needs a ‘care economy’ policy

21/08/2019

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The ‘care economy’ is statistically invisible. No effective macro policy coherence is there to ensure and support care economy in India. More often, women as primary caregivers leave the job market to perform the responsibilities, at the peak of their career. This, in turn, can affect economic growth of …

Balancing uncompensated positive externalities and developmental needs of Himalayan States

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31/07/2019

Ten of the eleven Himalayan and north eastern states came together at a conclave in hill town of Uttarakhand with twin demands from the government of India viz., a separate ministry to deal with problems endemic to them and a ‘green bonus’ in recognition of their contribution to environmental …

Nirmala Sitharaman’s Maiden Budget is an Exercise in Taming Policy Uncertainty

18/07/2019

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While pragmatic, its fiscal marksmanship is a pressing concern.

 

Policy uncertainty can cause a severe drag on economic growth. The maiden budget by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was a judicious narrative of how to lessen the policy uncertainties. She has not deviated from the …