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Recovery in economic growth may be marred by drastic expenditure cuts
The economy is required to grow by 5.2 per cent in the second half compared to 4.8 per cent in the first half to enable it to clock five per cent in the entire FY20
 "Recovery in economic growth may be marred by drastic expenditure cuts")
Framework for abolition of Plan, non-Plan classification soon
Centre likely to switch to a more globally relevant system of classifying spending as revenue expenditure and capital expenditure
 "Framework for abolition of Plan, non-Plan classification soon")
Data credibility at stake
Unfortunate fiasco over consumer spend survey
 "Data credibility at stake")
Govt scraps NSO's consumer expenditure survey over 'data quality'
The findings of the report, published by Business Standard on Friday, showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over four decades in 2017-18
 "Govt scraps NSO's consumer expenditure survey over 'data quality'")
Is a GST Council-like federal body for public expenditure a good idea?
The GST Council, chaired by the union finance minister, comprises finance ministers of all states
 "Is a GST Council-like federal body for public expenditure a good idea?")
States' expenditure rise 15% annually since 2011, says study
The findings by PRS Legislative Research shows the overall expenditure of all states has soared from Rs 12.47 trillion in 2011-12 to Rs 33.18 trillion in 2018-19
 "States' expenditure rise 15% annually since 2011, says study")
High expense on salary, pension hits spending by states, says research
On an average, salaries, pensions and interest payouts comprise 40% of the total expenditure
