Good fiscal performance by states should be incentivised: Survey
The Economic Survey 2016-17 presented in parliament by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said good fiscal performance by states needed to be incentivised to track overall performance.
Jan 31, 2017, 18:12 PM ISTFiscal deficit hits 94% of budget estimate in April-December
Fiscal deficit in the first nine months of 2016-17 touched 93.9 percent of the Budget target against 87.9 percent for the same period a year ago.
Jan 31, 2017, 17:25 PM ISTSpike in global oil price poses risk for growth: Economic Survey
It is not just demonetisation which is threatening the world's fastest growing economy tag of India. A spike in oil prices too may have dampening impact on the growth, the Economic Survey said today.
Jan 31, 2017, 17:22 PM ISTForeign equity inflows up 30.72% in first half of 2016-17: Economic Survey
The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in Parliament on Tuesday by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley showed that foreign equity inflows during the first six months of 2016-17 fiscal grew by 30.72 percent.
Jan 31, 2017, 17:17 PM ISTEconomic Survey 2017 moots Universal Basic Income for India's poor
Even as the Niti Aayog has said that India does not have the necessary financial resources for the project, the government`s Economic Survey 2016-17 presented on Tuesday advocated a Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme as an alternative poverty reduction mechanism in place of various ongoing social welfare programmes.
Jan 31, 2017, 17:11 PM ISTFPI outflow not India-specific phenomenon, asserts Survey
Playing down huge sell-off by foreign investors in Indian markets, the Economic Survey today said FPI outflow last year was not an India-specific phenomenon as most emerging markets witnessed a pullout due to higher returns in advanced economies.
Jan 31, 2017, 17:00 PM IST