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High Time to Bury the Legacy

High Time to Bury the Legacy

Whether against Vodafone or Cairn, the cost in terms of time and spoiled investment ambiance for the nation is much above any rewards to the exchequer. The government’s intention of imposing the sovereign right to tax will create tremendous confusion or misperception and adversely affect the investment atmosphere. For a nation famished of private investment in infrastructure, this is self-defeating policymaking. The NDA government would have scrapped the remorseful provisions of the Income-tax in its first Budget itself.

Future Hangs on How Virus Behaves in Long Run

Future Hangs on How Virus Behaves in Long Run

With unemployment rates going through the roof, there has been a phenomenal crash in demand.  In such a scenario, focusing almost solely on liquidity measures can be only as good as applying some plaster. Only time will tell, but it does make one wonder whether, without demand being stimulated, these policies will ever be enough.

NBFCs: RBI to Revise Regulatory Framework for a Stricter Control

NBFCs: RBI to Revise Regulatory Framework for a Stricter Control

The Central Bank’s framework to constrict inspection of large NBFCs is crucial for fiscal steadiness. The shift from a common line of light touch control to one that screens larger players almost as closely as it does banks is a welcome move. This could be the biggest refurbishment of the governing structure for such finance companies or shadow banks in over twenty years if executed effectively.