Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that India is at the world’s centre stage more than ever before for aspiring to do better in an adverse environment. He added that compared to the rest of the world, India is doing much better and can do still better. But he also cautioned that by its own yardstick, the country's current growth rate is not enough.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in their latest forecast have projected India’s growth rate at 7.6 percent in the next two years. He said that 'I think, with the kind of economic activities and investments that we have planned over the next several years it (growth) is not likely to go down, and it might have an impact only if unforeseen events do not happen.' He further said that 'I think with the kind of investments, both domestic and international, that we are getting, a reasonable amount of growth will always be there. If growth returns to the world, then you would probably move up. Structural reforms like Goods and Services Tax (GST) can only add to that.' There is no specific global response, even though there are generalities to fight the situation. Further, he said that GST has a potential to add to the growth for several reasons and it is a more efficient tax. It would make trade, services and movement of goods easier.
Finance Minister said that since India is growing much faster, as compared to the rest of the world, it has become natural recipient of a higher level of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). He said good monsoon, pay commission, reasonable growth rate, domestic demand including rural demand have picked up and added that structural reforms in India today, in terms of direction and taking decision, are easier than ever before. Also, increased expenditure in infrastructure and investment would keep growth growing.
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