Budget more reactive than proactive
Times of Bennett | Updated: May 22, 2021 17:41
By SAI SNEHA PS
HYDERABAD: Anita Boddupally is a 39-year-old woman who graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University and did her Masters in transport planning from the
Anita had an interest in economics but unfortunately couldn’t study that as a subject. She always follows the
Anita said, “The following
She mentioned that this year's budget focused a lot on
She appreciated the government as she felt that in a growing and developing country like India,
She felt this will also help the local private insurers to grow fast and expand their presence in India, which has one of the lowest insurance penetration levels globally. The past year tested India on many fronts.
Even as Pandemic-induced lockdown ravaged the economy. Many lost their jobs and had to leave the cities they began to call home. A question was asked to her if she had a chance to change the 2021 budget as a citizen of India what would she change.
“Though the recovery is still fragile and uneven, and fiscal interventions are still very essential, the State Government Budgets may matter more, as they together spend 70 percent and 90 percent more than
“The Budget has two distinct parts: Financial accounting and Budget speech. “The latter, by laying out the medium-term road map, can significantly affect “animal spirits” and forward growth. “I would like to change these things if I had a chance to make changes in the
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