Budgeting for agriculture and food
The Union Budget 2023-24 was presented against the backdrop of some critical geopolitical developments and was the last full budget before the next general elections. Signicantly, 2023 is also the year
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Plodding along
A people
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Seductive sophistry
IN recent years, the Economic Survey, tabled in Parliament during the Budget session before the presentation of the Union Budget, has come to be viewed as a foreteller of the government
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Less for the poor
The UPA government seems to have grown complacent about its budgetary allocations for the social sectors.
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Fiscal roadblock
The recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission shrink even the space already available for States to decide spending priorities.
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Danger of inflation
Government inaction on food-price inflation amounts to an implicit declaration that it is inevitable and has little to do with policy.
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The march of neoliberalism
Union Budget 2010-11 has given a forward thrust to the neoliberal agenda in all the crucial sectors where "reforms" had been stalled. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee addressing the media after the Economic Survey 2009-10 was tabled in Parliament on February 25.
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Not enough in Union Budget: Swaminathan
Bangalore:Eminent agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan termed the Union Budget for 20010-11
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Montek calls for fixing social, farm & infra policies
Plan Panel Says Subsidies Should Be Capped At Current Budget Levels To Curb Leakage THE Planning Commission has suggested course correction in various policy measures related to social, agriculture and infrastructure sectors to put the economy back on high growth trajectory, while lowering the growth target for the five years to 2012.
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West Bengal Budget focuses on minority welfare, job creation
Indrani Dutta KOLKATA: Presenting the 2010-11 Budget in the State Assembly on Monday, West Bengal Finance Minister Asim Kumar Dasgupta unveiled a financial statement that laid priority on minority affairs and madrasa education, backward classes' and women's development and emphasis on job creation.
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Transport gets lions share
With Rs 4224Cr Allocation, Govt Hints Transport Top Priority Team TOI