Poorer, salaried classes can’t lift India’s consumption gloom

Stagnant wages and job growth are straining the economy. The government’s hyped tax breaks can do little to fix what is fundamentally wrong with demand.

14 May, 202513 min
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Poorer, salaried classes can’t lift India’s consumption gloom

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