Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has expressed hope that with government initiatives and technology advancement, the digital payment will pick up momentum again and said that compulsion of going digital post note ban has become a habit of people. He also said that high denomination currency circulation has come down in terms of volume after demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes that came into effect from November 9, 2016.
Jaitley noted that in the month of November 2016, December 2016 and January 2017, a lot of people went in for digitisation in terms of mode of payment more out of compulsion rather than finding it a more convenient method to transact, but that compulsion created a habit for many. He has said that after the demonetization, digital payments have reached a peak figure and then it marginally slipped, and is now bound to pick up again. He also said that in addition to Unified Payments Interface (UPI) and other measures, there will be a major advancement in the shift to a cashless economy, and will also reflect upon the spending habit of people.
On the benefits of demonetisation, the Minister said that the high denomination currency in circulation has come down. He said ‘High denomination currency has squeezed. The squeeze process is going to happen in the natural course of the economy. Second important test is as a consequence of this how much we are able to expand the number of assessees and the tax base, both direct and indirect.’
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