No need to moderate growth in a bid to tame inflation: FM

04 Aug 2011 Evaluate

Facing stiff resistance from the opposition parties in the parliament session, the government assured that all possible steps were being taken to tackle price rise and the economic growth will not slowdown in order to control inflation. In the lower house of parliament, opposition had expressed its deep concern over the issue of price rise.

The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said that there is no inherent contradiction between inflation and growth. In the 1980s India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth averaged slightly above 5%, and around 6% in the 1990s, which were relatively low compared with the growth of around 8-8.5% now. Citing more steps were need to control inflation, finance minister asked members of parliament from both the ruling and opposition side to work collectively to ensure measures are allowed to be taken. Finance minister’s comment has come against the backdrop of high inflation. The headline inflation measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is hovering around 9%.

Recently, former finance minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha said that the opposition will not remain a mute spectator to price rise that was imposing a huge burden on average citizens. 'This house will not tolerate it and say go, go.'

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