Where Your Rupee Goes
Bangalore International Centre, 7, 4th Main Road, Domlur II Stage, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560071, India
About
Why do India’s richest cities struggle for funds? Are election freebies necessarily bad economics? Why do the states and the Union repeatedly disagree over GST and the distribution of revenues? These questions increasingly shape public conversation, yet the mechanics of public finance behind them remain difficult for most citizens to navigate.
In Fiscal Fables, Sarthak Pradhan and Pranay Kotasthane make public finance accessible through relatable stories, everyday examples and clear explanations, offering a framework for understanding how governments raise money, how they spend it, how resources are shared across levels of government, and why these choices matter to citizens.
Using the book as a starting point, the authors will examine fiscal federalism, the financing of cities, GST, subsidies, welfare and the politics of public spending. With Bengaluru a major economic centre grappling with urban infrastructure and the relationship between cities, states and the Union, it is a particularly fitting setting for this conversation.
The session asks a simple but important question: how can citizens participate meaningfully in debates about government spending if public finance itself remains inaccessible to them? The discussion will conclude with an audience Q&A.
Venue: Gallery
Making Sense of Government Money
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*Speakers*: Pranay Kotasthane, Sarthak Pradhan, Suman Joshi
*Event Categories*: Books, Economics, Nonfiction, Politics