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DOING THE MATH: IT'S TAX BUOYANCY THAT SHRANK THE DEFICIT

06/05/2024

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Against the backdrop of geopolitical uncertainties and war, the finance minister has strictly adhered to the macroeconomic stabilization function of the government in the interim budget 2024, with fiscal deficit-to-Gross Domestic Prod- uct (GDP) ratio pegged at 5.1% in FY25. She announced that the revised estimate of fiscal deficit-GDP …

The Finance Commission and public finance in Kerala

02/04/2024

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(Co-authored with Balamuraly B.)
 
Asymmetric fiscal rules require wider discussion and debate, as Kerala has highlighted
 
Public debt management is getting wider attention in Centre-State financial relations, against the backdrop of recently constituted Sixteenth Union Finance Commission. One of the States in …

Union Budget 2024: Amid global headwinds, there is no room for irrational expectations

24/01/2024

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The fiscal deficit target for FY25 in the midst of weaker nominal GDP growth and disinvestment shortfall will be below 6 percent, slightly around 5.2-5.5 percent. This fiscal glide path is crucial to reach the 4.5 percent fiscal deficit to GDP by 2025-26.
 
Against the …