Govt should take urgent steps to supplement RBI’s initiatives with fiscal measures: Parliamentary panel

31 Aug 2012 Evaluate

In a move to get Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Government on the same page, a Parliamentary panel headed by BJP MP Yashwant Sinha has urged the latter to take immediate steps to supplement and compliment RBI’s initiatives with fiscal measures to rein in inflation and trigger sustainable growth. The parliamentary standing committee on finance, which went deeper due to high inflation and slow down in the Indian economy in the last couple of years in its 27 pages long report that was tabled in Parliament on Thursday, highlighted the visible lack of sync between government and the RBI in tackling the pressing problems of the Indian economy.

Meanwhile, the committee backed Subbarao, saying “Medium to long-term benefits are more important than short-term benefits and that a low and stable inflation is a necessary precondition for achieving India's growth prospects.” Disagreeing with the government contention that monetary tightening was responsible for the growth slowdown, RBI blamed the government in failing to keep its end of the bargain in terms of fiscal policy.

Further, the report on “Current Economic Situation and Policy Options” also recommended that government should come out with a 'well thought-out revival policy' to ensure effective decision making, time bound clearance of projects, more transparent tax regime and enhanced domestic investment.

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