The Real Cost of Vaccinating Everyone
The union government’s role and the prices announced by the vaccine makers raises far too many disquieting questions. What is the total cost to…
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Three Pieces of Advice for the Government
The Finance Minister would do well to keep these basic principles in mind It is the job of opinion writers to give advice to…
The Pre Budget Podcast 5 – Direct Tax Questions
In this episode, Himanshu Sinha, who leads the tax practice at Trilegal gives his views on what is possible on the direct tax front,…
The Pre Budget Podcast 4 – The Agriculture questions
The Finance Minister's allocations for agriculture and her proposals for the sector will be keenly watched in the upcoming Budget. Anand Ramanathan, Partner of…
The Pre Budget Podcast 3 – Fixing the Economy
Sanjay Kumar, Partner and National Public Policy Leader of Deloitte India joins Prosenjit Datta, Editor in Chief, Prosaicview to discuss what the Budget can…
The Pre Budget Podcast 2 – All About Taxes
Anil Talreja, partner, Deloitte India joins Prosenjit Datta, editor in chief of Prosaicview to discuss the tax changes that might come in the first…
Hobson’s Choice
The state of the government’s finances leaves no real option but to go for second generation reforms The daily rise in fuel prices makes…
Bad Data and Policy Making
Policies are only as good as the statistics used for arriving at the decisions – and the Indian government has been found wanting in…
Wasting a Lockdown
The first 21 days have been frittered away by the Union government. The remaining period should be utilised properly. Whether India should have imposed…
Lockdown Diaries1: Flotsam and Jetsam
The lockdown was announced without the slightest plan about what to do about the poor and the homeless and the migrant labour 26 March…