Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Creating an economic constitution for india

........There have been a few other attempts at imposing rules on policymakers. The landmark Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act of 2003 essentially meant that Parliament was using its powers to impose limits on government fiscal policy. Being part of the World Trade Organization automatically forces the Indian government to respect global trade policy rules. Another example: The terms of reference of the 14th Finance Commission headed by former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Y.V. Reddy has an interesting item: “The need for insulating the pricing of public utility services like drinking water, irrigation, power and public transport from policy fluctuations through statutory provisions.”.........

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