Renewed talk of the government ramping up its privatisation drive is welcome, but its aim of raising INR725bn through asset sales of various state-owned companies this year still looks unrealistic. In response, rather than allowing the budget position to worsen, the finance ministry is more likely to counter lower revenues by scaling back its public investment programme.
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