Deep Dive with AKB: Business Standard Editorial Director A K Bhattacharya demystifies key news developments and broad issues that concern the Indian economy and the common man. Watch insightful discussions on matters concerning the economy, markets, politics and social issues to understand how they affect you. AKB shares his opinions on important issues related to the government and economics in his Business Standard columns ‘Raisina Hills' and ‘New Delhi Diary'.
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episode 796: Deep Dive with AKB - How Coronavirus may spoil Budget 2020 maths
On 24 March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day national lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. With people staying indoors and only essential services being allowed, economic activity in the country has taken a major hit. Worse, this has come at a time when India was already battling with an economic slowdown. When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had presented her Budget for FY21 on February 1, 2020, the impact of Covid-19 in India was limited. What impact will the coronavirus crisis have on India's Budget? In this episode of DeepDiveWithAKB, Business Standard Editorial Director A K Bhattacharya examines if the numbers assumed in Budget 2020 are still relevant. Meanwhile, as India stays locked down, Business Standard is providing free access to its premium content free for a month on business-standard.com. Claim your free subscription by clicking on the link below: business-standard.com/FreeAccess -- Coupon code: BS30FREE