CONSULTING

Macromoney Research undertakes consulting assignments in Public Finance. Samples of consulting assignments undertaken in the past, are mentioned here.

Research for policy making

Client : A municipal corporation

Scope : The assignment was to review the advertising rates that were prevalent. The municipal corporation felt that the rates were too low and its advertising revenues were below potential.

Outcome : Based on Macromoney Research's recommendation, the corporation revised their advertising policy.

Client : A state government

Scope : The assignment was to arrive at the amount of debt that a municipal corporation can take for funding a road project.

Outcome : Macromoney Research arrived at the amount of debt that the municipal balance sheet can bear. This brought clarity to the extent of state government support required for the project.

Research for Citizen engagement

Client : Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability

Scope : The assignment was to create municipal data sets as part of an open data program. Macromoney Research delivered 46 municipal datasets based on the budgets of these municipalities. The data covered five years from 2012-13 to 2016-17.

Outcome : The municipal datasets are housed in Open Budgets India as free access.

Client : A Research firm in the public finance space

Scope : To collect data regarding the fiscal position of the Government of Tamilnadu, the extent of central grants received, the expenditure on social sectors scheme-wise for the years 2013-14 to 2015-16.

Outcome : The research helped the client to assess the impact of the fourteenth finance commission recommendations on the devolution of revenues to states, the changes to some of the centrally sponsored schemes and its resultant impact on the social sector spending.

Research for Citizen engagement

Client : Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability

Scope : The assignment was to create municipal data sets as part of an open data program. Macromoney Research delivered 46 municipal datasets based on the budgets of these municipalities. The data covered five years from 2012-13 to 2016-17.

Outcome : The municipal datasets are housed in Open Budgets India as free access.

Client : A Research firm in the public finance space

Scope : To gather the extent of grants received from the central government and the spending of a state government on social sectors

Outcome : The research helped the client to assess if the fourteenth finance commission recommendations resulted in greater devolutions to states and if it resulted in greater social allocation.

RESEARCH FOR PRIVATE PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS

Client : An educational NGO

Scope : To arrive at the per pupil spend of a municipal corporation on an elementary school.

Outcome : This research helped the NGO to arrive at the extent of financial support it can seek from the municipal corporation to improve the education outcome in the school.

RESEARCH FOR PROVIDING BACK OFFICE SUPPORT

Client : A Consulting Firm

Scope : To support the firm in identifying cities ready for raising municipal bonds

Outcome : The research helped the Consulting Firm in making the recommendations to a multi lateral agency that was supporting the municipal bond issuance.

Client : A Think Tank

Scope : To support the think tank in analysing the finances of a municipal council.

Outcome : Our research helped the think tank make the necessary recommendations to improve the financial health of the municipal council.

RESEARCH FOR PROVIDING BACK OFFICE SUPPORT

Client : A Consulting Firm

Scope : To support the firm in identifying cities ready for raising municipal bonds

Outcome : The research helped the Consulting Firm in making the recommendations to a multi lateral agency that was supporting the municipal bond issuance.

Client : A Think Tank

Scope : To support the think tank in analysing the finances of a municipal council.

Outcome : Our research helped the think tank make the necessary recommendations to improve the financial health of the municipal council.