Debt, dividends, divestment: how solid is Sitharaman’s budget math?

Fiscal discipline holds on paper, but the number is propped up by higher borrowing and revenue sources that are far from stable.

1 February, 202614 min
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Debt, dividends, divestment: how solid is Sitharaman’s budget math?

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