The lockdown enforced to tackle the outbreak of the pandemic halted economic activity across the country. This has hit the revenues of the states. This was the reason, the states were keen to open liquor shops despite concerns that social distancing norms would not be followed. Before going into detail of taxes on alcohol, let …
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What are financial markets? Financial markets serve as an intermediary between those who have excess funds and those who need funds. For example- a college student (who needs funds) can avail of an education loan from the bank. A working person (who has extra funds) can deposit in a bank to save for retirement. Similarly, …
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The pictures of the migrant workers walking hundreds of kilometers with families and kids have become the defining images of India’s fight against corona. The lockdown enforced due to the coronavirus outbreak led to a mass exodus of migrant workers from the cities to villages. It has exposed the extreme vulnerability of migrant laborers in …
The RBI launched Operation twist on 19th December 2019 to lower long-term interest rates in the economy. What is Operation twist by RBI? Operation twist is buying and selling of Government securities by the RBI simultaneously through Open Market Operations (OMO). Basically, the RBI sells short-term securities and uses the proceeds to buy long term …
China’s share of global manufacturing output climbed from 8.7 percent in 2004 to 28.4 percent in 2018. China is the world’s largest manufacturing hub. It is also the biggest exporter of many products like steel, chemicals, toys, rare earth, mobiles, electronics, garments, bulk drugs, etc. The coronavirus outbreak has exposed the over-dependence of the world …
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All major economies in the world have unleashed massive fiscal stimulus packages to tackle the economic fall-out of the coronavirus outbreak. In contrast, India’s fiscal stimulus package has been minuscule. In March, the Government had announced Rs.1.2 trillion stimulus package targetted towards the poor, low-income and vulnerable segments of the population. This allocation amounted to …
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Many states have asked the Centre to raise the fiscal deficit limit from 3 % to 5 %. It must be noted that under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, states are mandated to keep their fiscal deficit under 3% of their respective GSDP. [You may read: Fiscal Deficit; Revenue Deficit; Primary Deficit] …
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