Senior bureaucrats say the government has planned a 'feel-good' Budget after the 'pain' of demonetisation.
The ripples from November 8 may be seen in next year's state budgets.
The RBI cut rates for third time in 2015 due to favourable economic conditions.
The problem can be met, according to Shubhashis Gangopadhyay, research director of India Development Foundation, by the government tapping into its own land holdings.
India's fiscal deficit trends are a bit like an alcoholic trying, unsuccessfully, to reform. Virtue does not last for too long, says Shankar Acharya.
An interview with Amit Mitra, the finance minister of West Bengal.
The world seems to have caught severe pneumonia, or worse, as China had flu.
'The TDP walking out of the NDA is a victory for the YSRCP.' 'The YSRCP wanted it to happen so that it would help them in coming elections.'
Credibility of fiscal promises is a virtue that no finance minister can afford to lose.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan's decision to cut rates last week surprised even top officials.
This is a terrible situation for a growing economy to be in, and the central bank would be expected to act to correct the situation.
The government has at last commenced important structural reforms.
'The Reserve Bank's independence has remained a work in progress, an enduring challenge that the nation has been grappling with on an ongoing basis,' says RBI Deputy Governor Dr Viral Acharya.
FinCom prescribes scrapping of effective revenue deficit.
We have brought about a slew of reforms that would help improve governance and also facilitate industrial growth, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje tells Sahil Makkar.
In 2012-13, the Centre managed to cut fiscal deficit to 4.9% of GDP, lower than the Budget revised estimates of 5.2%
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
The Budget decides to take the lead in revving up infrastructure.
The implementation of their recommendations means that an adequate apparatus to change this is at the disposal of the government.
Getting the balance between fiscal restraint and growth-contracting policy remains a problem.
If money allocations, investment commitments are a sign of better things to come, the state can be optimistic.
The Biju Janata Dal will not oppose the government simply for the sake of opposing it, BJD Member of Parliament Bhratruhari Mahtab tells Aditi Phadnis.
Finance minister tries to put house in order before reforms are unveiled in February.
The captains of Indian industry described Narendra Modi government's maiden budget as one with "the right intent and in the right direction".
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RBI's forex swap window for oil marketing companies addresses an urgent issue but what happens when the dollars have to be returned?
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
The industry's reactions to the Budget have been mixed.
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