EP144: Union Budget 2026: The Good, The Bad & The Middle Class with Prof Prasanna Tantri

Prof. Prasanna Tantri speaks with Diksha Yadav on the Union Budget 2026 on the following:—Government Expenditure Falling to One of the Lowest Ratios in the World—Defence Budget Finally Crosses 2% of GDP—Why Major Schemes Missed Spending Targets—The Capex Ideology: Not All Capital Expenditure Is Good—Centre Cuts Deficit, States Adds—Net Debt Still Rising—The Dangers of the Freebie Cycle—RBI Printing Money to Keep Rates Down Is Bad Advice—F&O Regulation: The Problem Was Real, But STT Hike Is the Wrong Solution—Sovereign Gold Bond Tax Change Is a Plain Breach of Contract—FTAs & trade deal: The Real Benefit Is Competition From Imports, Not Exports—The Real Benefit to the Middle Class Is…