Fiscal numbers flatter to deceive
Exactly three Mondays from now, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee will unveil the Union Budget for 2011-12. On the face of it, he will be in a far happier position than a year ago, at least as far as...
View ArticleWill the FM prove third-time lucky?
‘Honourable members must be wondering why all new projects have been allocated Rs 300 crore. It is because number three is lucky for me,’ said finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as he presented Budget...
View ArticleGet real on bank licences
The suspense over new banking licences will soon be over. With finance minister Pranab Mukherjee announcing that the RBI is planning to issue the guidelines for new banking licences before the close of...
View ArticleSleep tight, Pranabda!
Don’t wait to lose more sleep to cut the subsidy bill The finance minister Pranab Mukherjee says he is losing sleep over his government’s burgeoning subsidy bills. Really? Given the way the subsidy...
View ArticleKeep your powder dry, Guv!
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is a lucky man. If all goes well, in little over a month from now, he will be comfortably ensconced in the peaceful environs of Rashtrapati Bhavan. Distance-wise he...
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