Opinion: India should not fill its fiscal hole by cutting infrastructure spending

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Opinion: India should not fill its fiscal hole by cutting infrastructure spending

The country’s union budget raised spending plans, but offered few solutions for how to pay for them, which risks raising fiscal instability. While India has historically plugged fiscal deficits by cutting infrastructure spending, such plans could turn away foreign investors and damage economic growth.

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