The Union Budget 2011-12: Do we expect too much from the Finance Minister?

Last week, I was at a conference where one of the speakers was a Commissioner of Customs. Inevitably, given that the Finance Minister’s budget speech was a few days away, many questions were focused on the budget. One of these was about how the budget was kept secret.

His response >>read more…

Union Budget 2010: Much ado about nothing

Another budget come and gone. Now we can all get back to business!

If ever there was a financial or economic equivalent of an IPL final or a Femina Miss India, it would probably be the Indian budget.

First, for weeks, the media “builds” up interest, >>read more…