* Macro landscape will remain stable * Fiscal consolidation will remain on track * Rural spending could get a boost * But the reformist spirit may take a backseat
Government of India data shows poorest rural households now spend like their urban counterparts. But we need to ask whether higher rural inflation is partly driving higher expenditure in villages
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