%A Ranjit K Pattnaik %T Budget should check fiscal slippage %! Budget should check fiscal slippage %X The Union Budget 2019-20 to be unveiled on Friday will carry all the features of a regular budget without any fresh tax and expenditure proposals. As an interim budget looking to a medium term perspective, its broad goals and direction should typically be growth enhancing along with qualitative fiscal consolidation, fiscal transparency and above all a focus on budget integrity. %U https://www.thebillionpress.org/columns/economy/budget-should-check-fiscal-slippage-1345