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100			_aMundle, Sudipto and Sahu, Ajaya _940377
245			_aMassive capital expenditure, modest fiscal consolidation, and cut in pillars of social safety net
260			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
300			_a58(12), 12-25 Mar, 2023: p.34-40
520			_aThe finance minister’s five budgets, including the 2023–24 budget, demonstrate a welcome commitment to transparency. They also reveal a clear strategy of combining high capital expenditure-led growth with fiscal consolidation. But post the pandemic, these strategic priorities have been pursued at the cost of weakening the two key pillars of India’s social safety net—food subsidy and the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act income support.- Reproduced
650			_aUnion budget, Budget _940378
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
906			_aECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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