The Hindu·4 min read·medium
TVK government in Tamil Nadu faces a fiscal test in balancing populism and prudence
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T. Ramakrishnan
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The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government in Tamil Nadu is struggling to balance ambitious welfare schemes with a significant projected revenue deficit. The situation draws historical parallels to the fiscal challenges faced by the state's first post-independence government in 1952.
The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government is facing the same predicament with regard to public finances as the first post-Independence Congress government, headed by C. Rajagopalachari (Rajaji), did in 1952: how to balance welfare schemes with fiscal prudence.
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