1. The govt. doesn't seem to be budgeting for its Covid-related expenditures right now. Instead, expenditures will be made as per need. If expenditures can be covered by borrowing, the govt. wants to avoid monetization.
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Perhaps the govt. anticipates that we will run into an inflationary situation shortly due to acute supply dislocations.
Perhaps the govt. thinks creating more money will exacerbate this problem.
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4. First, there is no way that the expenditure that will be needed for such a calamity can be funded fully by govt. borrowing.
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6. Becoz initially, we will definitely be in a strongly demand-constrained situation and the extra money in the system due to monetization will not matter much.
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9. To sum up, it might be better for the govt. to have a tentative budget for this year (the Feb. budget has become irrelevant).
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11. A budget at this point will also help the private sector make its own plans accordingly and this may initiate some recovery. End.
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