An equitable tax regime makes more sense than debates over whether the rich should pay more

Tariff fixation has become such a politicised exercise that the institution is losing its importance in the national ...

What the crash in company orders means for Budget projections

State finance ministers are relying on Central transfers rather than their own tax efforts to bridge their deficits

Potentially explosive developments on the global financial front could upstage the impact of Chidambaram's February 28 ...

Don't cook up projections to make the deficit look good, and don't hand out tax goodies to the middle class

It's good to hear that the finance ministry is keen on reducing the fiscal deficit, but it is equally important to know ...

The Indian economy suffers deep structural flaws that piecemeal measures in the Budget are unlikely to solve

Bad loans and poorly capitalised banks are prolonging the five-year credit slowdown, which the Budget must fix

The global economy is in a mess. In this situation, the Budget cannot perform miracles. It is not a one-off "fix" for ...

Budget 2013-14 may manage to control the fiscal deficit, but pushing growth and fixing the current account deficit are ...

Preventing managed rupee depreciation is a key internal inconsistency in the finance minister's economic prescription

Finance Minister Chidambaram, true to his desire to periodically make a reformist announcement, surprised all last week ...

It is that time of the year when the nation goes into overdrive of chatter over taxation issues. The announcement of ...