The macroeconomic aspects of GST haven´t been taken into account. If the government says that it will collect more revenue, then that means that prices will have to rise because it´s an indirect tax. If prices rise, then industrial output would tend to stagnate or decline.
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Slow investment recovery holding back growth | India Ratings
India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) has revised its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for FY17 upwards to 7.8 per cent from its earlier forecast of 7.7 per cent. The upward revision has been prompted by the progress of monsoon and the sowing of kharif crops so far. With the exception of the East and Northeast, the rainfall in other regions of the country has been more than the long period average.
WPI inflation falls to 42-month low of 4.7%
Inflation as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) declined to a 42-month low of 4.7 per cent in May 2013 from 4.89 per cent in the previous month and 7.55 per cent in May 2012. The decline in the prices of manufactured items helped inflation to ease in May even as the price level of food articles rose. The prices of manufactured items declin
RBI cuts repo rate to support economic growth
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced the policy repo rate by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent with immediate effect in its third quarter review of monetary policy 2012-13. In order to infuse liquidity into the banking system, the central bank also reduced the cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks by 25 basis points from 4.25 per
Rangarajan expects inflation to ease to 6%
Prime MinisterÂ’s Economic Advisory Council Chairman C Rangarajan expressed hope that inflation would ease to six per cent by the end of the next financial year. Although the increase in fuel prices and train fares could prevent headline inflation from moderating in the near term, in the long-run he expects inflation to trend down
Railways revamps private freight terminal policy
After the tepid response to its private freight terminal (PFT) policy, the railways have revamped it. They’ve simplified the revenue sharing clause by delinking it from the wholesale price index.