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India Experiments With Opacity With its Own Onshore Financial Centre
Neeti Biyani and Sakshi Rai
Income and wealth inequality in India is deepening. The current regime, despite its promises to tackle black money, has chosen a contradictory course of action which has bolstered financial secrecy...
India’s Striving To Strengthen Its Tax Policy But It’s Still Costing Us Dearly. Here’s Why
Neeti Biyani
The progressive realisation of human rights and availability of public services such as education, health, nutrition, drinking water and sanitation, etc. depend on how effectively national...
For Asia's Sustainable Development, Regional Governments Must Take Taxation Seriously
Neeti Biyani
For most part, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – the global 2030 development agenda – are oriented towards securing human rights for populations across the world. While the world stands...
Use Women’s Fund Wisely
Kanika Kaul
Higher budgetary outlays will not be able to eliminate gender-based violence. Policies will achieve limited impact unless backed by inclusive public spending A little over five years ago,...
Is Netherlands Becoming the New 'Mauritius Route’ for FDI Flows Into India?
Suraj Jaiswal
With capital becoming globalised, international investors look for the minutest of opportunities across the world to improve return on their funds. Such endeavours, many a time, fall into the grey...
Two Recent Taxation Changes Will Likely Boost Investment, So Why Are They Sparking Criticism?
Suraj Jaiswal
While the recent Union Budget announced a number of changes related to taxation policies – like a change in corporate tax rate, a standard deduction of Rs 40,000 for the salaried class, changes...
Will School Education Be A Priority For The Maharashtra Govt In The Upcoming State Budget?
Protiva Kundu and Anuja. S.
In India, historically and constitutionally, the fiscal spaces for states have been very limited because of their limited resource-generating capacity. However, Maharashtra is an exception. It is the...
Doubling farmers’ income: Is Budget 2018 in the right direction?
Nilachala Acharya
Farmers need higher returns for their produce to experience increased farm income. The government has continuously promised farmers at least 50 percent higher returns than the cost of their produce....
How transparent is our budget?
Nilachala Acharya and Simonti Chakraborty
The ideas of ‘good governance’ and ‘budget transparency’ are intricately related where one practice often influences the other. Over the past few years, the importance of transparency in...
वित्तीय सेहत हो दुरूस्त तो भारत हो तंदुरस्त
Protiva Kundu
वित्तीय सेहत हो दुरूस्त तो भारत हो...
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