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Budget Musings

Little was expected of this budget. Yet, this budget did not fail to disappoint the stock market. Budgets have long ceased to be sensational. ‘Dream’ budgets are no more doable. Even if a finance minister risks delivering a budget with the stock market in mind, it will not materially help…

Will the budget deliver?

Quick Edit: It is budget time again. Over the years, budgets have become boring. There is nothing to look forward to. Reform expectations run low and subsidy fears loom large. Political populism has always prevailed over sound economics under successive UPA regimes. Even parliament has started passing budgets with little…