Steadying the ship Pratap Bhanu Mehta Pratap Bhanu Mehta writes in The Indian Express that through this budget the government is trying to steady the ship after the demonetisation shock, explaining how it ‘is an exercise in forward-looking but cautious prudence’.
Jaitley’s budget takes the Left-of-centre space from the Opposition Rajiv Kumar In an article in Hindustan Times, Rajiv Kumar writes that the budget is what the ‘doctor ordered for the economy’, as it addresses the critical tasks of ‘generating employment, promoting private investment, pushing up consumption, improving delivery of subsidies and public services’.
A Budget for sustainable growth Rajiv Kumar in The Hindu, Rajiv Kumar further writes on how the budget fulfills the three principle goals of reviving domestic investment; generating employment opportunities; and cleansing the economy of black money flows.
A status quo budget for the social sector Yamini Aiyar Yamini Aiyar writes in Livemint and in a Hindi article in Amar Ujala that the budget has maintained the status quo, as far as social sector schemes are concerned, and has been ‘remarkably silent’ on restructuring the ‘financing architecture for social policy post the 14th Finance Commission’.
Status quo for majority of social sector schemes Avani Kapur Avani Kapur reiterates this in another article in Deccan Herald, writing that despite riding high on expectations, Budget 2017 did not offer any major changes in majority of social sector schemes.
CNN News18 - Budget Impact (Video) Sanjaya Baru Appearing on CNN News18, Sanjaya Baru discusses how the budget needs to be supplimented with a more efficient tax administration in order to 'widen the tax net'.
Accountability Initiative Budget Briefs: Social Sector Analysis Find the complete set of budget briefs by Accountability Initiative analysing 7 social sector schemes for 2017-18, along with an animated video explaining the complexity of fund-flow, as well as a series of 6 short learning videos, which break down how to analyse the budget.
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