Special Report
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Budget 2016: Think growth. Think SMEs, rural uplift - Ajit Ranade
The country needs a big push to policies and initiatives that lead to a high and sustainable trajectory of good quality economic growth
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Budget 2016: Time for a definitive push for growth - Mukesh Butani
The year 2015 was a mixed bag for India's economy. The Modi government, which is leading an economic transformation, should now present a brave budget riding on macro-economic fundamentals
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Budget 2016: Will the government solve the MAT conundrum?
Amendments to the tax law to benefit foreign companies will boost investor confidence
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The steel industry needs handholding, not protection: Seshagiri Rao MVS
Budget 2016 should propose remedial measures to ensure that domestic steel producers are shielded from unbridled imports at unfair prices
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Innovate to manage competing goals: Shikha Sharma
By rationalising its expenses and divesting assets, the government can mop up enough resources to boost capital expenditure
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The good and bad in reducing tax rates
Any reduction in the maximum rate will be viewed pro-rich
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Budget 2016: CEOs' expectations
What's on India Inc's mind in the run-up to Budget 2016
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Forbes India CEO Dialogues: Time to step up the pace
Arun Jaitley should pause on fiscal consolidation, believes India Inc, and instead focus on spending towards infrastructure, the rural economy and health care
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Government must link budget to its broader goals: Vijay Govindarajan
India's focus should be on growth, but in a manner that is responsible, compassionate and typical of inclusive capitalism
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Budget 2016: Decoding the FM's dilemmas
Budget 2016 will be announced 25 years after India embraced economic liberalisation. The historic import will not make Arun Jaitley's already cumbersome task any easier
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Digital inclusion will lead to inclusive economic development: Vijay Shekhar Sharma
Bringing the digital revolution to every household and incentivising the process can ensure overall economic development