fiscal prudence

No savings despite increased income? You are suffering from lifestyle inflation!

Lifestyle inflation or lifestyle creep is basically a phenomenon in which your spending increases whenever your income rises. Your lifestyle reflects this as you get a raise or move up in the corporate ladder or life.

Aug 23, 2022, 16:50 PM IST

Financial goals: 10 tips to spend money wisely

Financial independence requires a number of key elements, including wealth accumulation over time, inflation protection, and savings. If your principal source of income falls or stops altogether, you should still be able to support yourself thanks to your personal financial system.

Aug 23, 2022, 14:16 PM IST

Holi 2018: Important financial lessons we can learn from the festival of colours

The festival also teaches us to diversify our investments among various asset classes so as to minimize our risks and maximize our returns.

Mar 02, 2018, 11:30 AM IST

Fiscal deficit target of 3% for 2017-18 stiff at this juncture: Crisil

Fiscal deficit target of 3 per cent for 2017-18 looks difficult as the debt dynamics of the country show "stickiness", rating agency Crisil said on Saturday.

Jan 28, 2017, 19:52 PM IST

FDI inflows jump 53% in last two years, says FM Jaitley

India saw a record 53 percent increase in FDI in last two years as the investment climate brightened due to steps taken to foster growth, price stability and fiscal prudence which also improved the overall macroeconomic stability, government said Friday.

Jul 29, 2016, 14:01 PM IST

Govt has put derailed economy back on track in one year: PM Modi

The government has put the derailed economy back on track, contained inflation and improved investor confidence in the last one year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday.

May 26, 2015, 14:10 PM IST

Govt confident of achieving fiscal deficit target of 4.1%

The government is committed to containing fiscal deficit at 4.1 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this fiscal, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said on Friday.

Dec 26, 2014, 16:35 PM IST

8% GDP growth possible in next 2-3 years: Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said India can achieve 8 percent growth in the next 2-3 years by following the path of fiscal prudence.

Sep 23, 2014, 16:01 PM IST