The key point of interest in the upcoming budget will be whether the finance ministry implements the large public sector pay rise that the 7th Pay Commission recommended. We think it will and, with no obvious ways to either trim other forms of spending or significantly boost revenues, that it will also be left with little option but to announce wider fiscal deficit targets for the coming years.
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