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Income tax amendment promises relief for MSMEs
The biggest problem faced by small enterprises is delayed payment of their dues by large enterprises as it results in a shortage of working capital severely impacting their production An amendment to the Income Tax Act, introduced through Finance Act 2023, and effective from April 1, 2024 stops businesses from claiming...
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India narrowly escapes fiscal catastrophe
15 July 2024 | Uttam Gupta -
The cost of freebies and the legal quagmire
09 July 2024 | Uttam Gupta -
Focus shifts to prudent public wealth management
02 July 2024 | Uttam Gupta -
Water crisis in Delhi is entirely man-made
26 June 2024 | Uttam Gupta -
Populism cripples revival of discoms
14 June 2024 | Uttam Gupta -
The long and short of Modi’s welfarism
11 June 2024 | Uttam Gupta -
RBI dividend aids Government finances
31 May 2024 | Uttam Gupta
Do not withdraw capital support for oil PSUs
The Government slashes equity infusions for three major oil sector CPSUs by 50 per cent, contradicting its 2023–24 budget commitments In the Budget for the financial year 2023-24 (April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024) presented on February 1 last year, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an equity infusion...
Stopping thieving through DBT
A lot of pilfering from fertiliser subsidies is happening due to policy flaws. This can be curbed if only the subsidy is given under Direct Benefit Transfer On January 22, 2019, addressing NRIs and Indian-origin people at the inauguration of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), Prime...
Rationalise regulations for e-commerce
When the Government expects foreign companies to do almost everything that a retailer does, how can it deny these firms the right to sell? Way back in 2019, Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh (DVM) an organisation of retail traders in the national capital had lodged a complaint with the Competition Commission of India...
Plug leakages in fertiliser subsidy
The real reason behind the leakage is control of the MRP at an artificially low level. Dubious players have a huge incentive to divert and rake in the moolah As part of the 100-day agenda of Modi 3.0, the Government intends to administer fertiliser subsidies more effectively and cut down on...
With power freebies, debt comes calling
The core dilemma persists: How to prevent debt while ensuring universal electricity access? This issue entails policy intricacies and power sector reforms In an interview, Union Power Minister RK Singh revealed he has been telling States that electricity is not free. “If any State wants to give free power to any...
Income inequalities hamper sustainable growth
While the nation’s GDP is poised to surge by 7.6 per cent in the current financial year, concerns loom large over the sluggish pace of private consumption During the current financial year, the Indian economy is expected to register a growth of 7.6 per cent in real gross domestic product or...
RBI maintains status quo despite inflation optimism
RBI’s commitment to ‘last-mile disinflation’ has prompted a continued tight monetary policy stance, raising questions about its impact on economic growth On April 5, 2024, announcing the decisions taken by the six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its first bi-monthly meeting of the current financial year (FY), Governor Shaktikanta Das observed...
