AA Edit | Lower GST, higher compliance

A feather in the cap was the GST Council offering startups and private players the same leeway offered to government bodies like the Isro.

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Slow economic growth a major challenge for govt

The MPC statement shows that inflation remains an issue of concern, something that the FM refused to take into account in her Budget

The GST must expand its horizon and include petroleum products, but the issue has several contentious sides

Just as in case of individuals, in the context of states, or regions, too, “equality” between unequals is not fair

The central bank observed that inflation — excluding vegetables — has been rising well above the upper tolerance band

Here are the five unique facets in the Budget that need a second reiteration

The 2023-24 Union Budget of Ms Sitharaman can at best be described as a Budget of idle curiosities, lacking any sense of urgency

Green is the colour of the Budget, with a big thrust to green housing, green vehicles, green industries

The private sector would remain cautious to expand their industrial activity and thereby create more jobs

PM Modi said that the BJP-led NDA government has always worked with a singular aim of putting “India First” and “Citizens First”