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The Union Government Must Move its Budget Focus Away From the Organised Sector

Renowned economist Arun Kumar delves into the pressing economic challenges India faces ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget.
Representative image of a gig worker: a Zomato stands at a railway platform. Photo: X/@deepigoyal.
Representative image of a gig worker: a Zomato stands at a railway platform. Photo: X/@deepigoyal.
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In the second episode of ‘Budget 2025: What’s at Stake?’, renowned economist and former professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University Arun Kumar delves into the pressing economic challenges India faces ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget.

With GDP figures slipping, slow bank credit growth, low consumption demand, stagnant private investment and declining production, what does this budget mean for the broader economy? Watch now for a critical and informed analysis of the economic crossroads India faces.

This series is a collaboration between the Centre for Financial Accountability and The Wire.

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