Govt Wants To Remove All Tax Exemptions: P. Chidambaram

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget for 2023–24 may have promised further momentum to the economy through a push on infrastructure, but, according to the opposition, it has failed to address the needs of the poor and the middle class. Congress leader and former finance minister P. Chidambaram tells Pragatti Oberoi how the government’s claims on allocations for infra projects could be exaggerated and the budget could push the middle class away from saving money. Edited excerpts:

Pragatti Oberoi - February 27, 2023

India’s Global Ambition In Green Hydrogen

While the 2020-21 Union Budget gave hydrogen a push, India needs to ramp up manufacturing capability. Being an early adopter will help the country play an important role in green hydrogen’s global supply chain

O.P. Agarwal - May 28, 2022

Budget 2022: Dealing With India’s Achilles’ Heel

Reforms in the health and education space have been a cause for concern for successive governments for decades now. Two years into the pandemic, will the Budget come bearing good news for the two sectors?

Kamalika Ghosh - December 31, 2021

In the capex waltz, the government has to lead

Private capex revival is slow with India Inc choosing to set its house in order, than chase growth 

V Keshavdev - February 06, 2021

India’s deliverance is in the details

The government has been nudging the economy towards growth since the slowdown. How effective have its interventions been? 

Asha Menon - February 06, 2021

The government’s spending spree is over. Now, watch that fundraising spree

It has set itself a big but achievable task. Now, its agility in marshalling resources and executing projects will be put to the test 

N Mahalakshmi - February 06, 2021