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Podcast: businessline's State of the Economy Podcast
Episode: Could the RBI announce a rate cut in its next monetary policy decision?
Description: In this episode of State of Economy, Shishir Sinha talks with Professor Anil K. Sood, co-founder of the Institute for Advanced Studies, about India's economy and key economic indicators such as GST collections, fiscal management, and the impact of monsoon variability on agriculture. Professor Sood highlights that "GST collections were expected to slow down, particularly due to moderation in the automobile sector and a decline in government infrastructure spending." He raises urgent concerns about fiscal management, asserting, "Given the current trends in revenue and expenditure, it’s very likely that the fiscal deficit at the end of FY2...