Page 7 - Economic Policy

De-lockdown needs a better foundation

The Disaster Management Act, 2005, is ill suited to be the main economic law of the country

Allowing instalment as eco policy not justiceable

The Supreme Court has unequivocally laid down that in a matter of economic policy, the court shall not intervene unless the policy is itself violative of the fundamental rights

Economic growth may fall to 2.6% in FY21 during lockdown: SBI Ecowrap

According to the report, the total cost of lockdown is at least Rs 8.03 lakh crore in nominal terms, an income loss of Rs 1.77 trillion

Highlights: FM announces economic package to deal with Covid-19 impact

Government is planning to provide a relief package of Rs 1.7 trillion to the underprivileged, poor and migrant workers

Centre readying an economic plan to mitigate coronavirus effect, says FM

Indian economy that had already slowed down before the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, is in for a more difficult period in coming months with businesses almost coming to a standstill

Bold reforms needed to achieve 6-6.5% growth in FY21: Experts, industry

Leader Economic Advisory Services at PwC India Ranen Banerjee said attaining the projected growth rate of 6-6.5 per cent will be challenging

Dialogue for growth

Govt should welcome diverse opinions in policymaking

For short-term economic policy, judgement matters more than data

By definition, short term policy is the equivalent of flying by the seat of your pants. You take your chances

How should the government revive demand?

What happens when, with government expenditure unchanged at Rs 65 trillion, the FM decides to reduce the tax rate, mobilise less revenue and let the deficit widen by Rs 1 trillion?

PM needs to oversee trade policy and negotiations

We urgently need an institutional reform for trade policy. We need our PM to directly be involved with the new institutions.

Uncertainty around India's economic policy at 27-month high in May

Index levels more than doubled over March. It rose from around 40.6 to 83.6 in May.

The strategy and the tactics

We need a conceptual framework for economic strategy, alongside the practical problems of building government organisations

Economic policy making: Moving on

The language and grammar of most macroeconomic research in India is based on business cycle theory. Simply put, there is a trend growth rate with ups and downs - variations around the trend