Securing robust, sustained economic recovery to require bold, multifaceted policy response: IMF

29 Jan 2021 Evaluate

To achieve a double-digit growth rate for the next fiscal year, International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that India must ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic is well contained and the distribution and rollout of vaccines are well managed in a timely manner. It also insisted that securing a robust and sustained economic recovery will require a bold and multifaceted policy response, including investment in health infrastructure to further contain the pandemic and to ensure the availability and effective distribution of vaccines and treatments.

IMF has stated that while the economic recovery is underway, the output is projected to remain below its potential in the near-term and substantial downside risks remain. It noted that this implies that fiscal policy can and should remain accommodative next year, supporting the recovery. It also said that looking around the world at the experience of other countries, including those that were hit by the pandemic earlier, three areas seem to be priorities: higher spending in health; targeted support and assistance to vulnerable households and small and medium-sized firms; and higher public infrastructure spending.

Furthermore, it said near-term accommodative fiscal stance needs to be accompanied by a credible medium-term fiscal consolidation plan anchored on revenue mobilisation, structural reforms that boost the growth potential, and policies to tackle weaknesses in the financial sector, all of which can reinforce market confidence and contribute towards enhancing fiscal space.

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