Economic Survey likely to make strong case for accelerating economic reforms

27 Feb 2013 Evaluate

The Economic Survey, which is normally tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister ahead of the General Budget, is expected to put forward a series of steps to arrest the declining GDP growth, which is estimated to be at the decade-low of 5% in the current financial year.

Further, GDP growth for the third quarter is likely to have slowed to 5%, mainly on the back of a struggling farm sector. The latest GDP data is due to be released on Feb 28, shortly before Finance Minister P Chidambaram announces the 2013/14 Budget.

The survey prepared by a team of economists, led by Chief Economic Advisor Raghuram Rajan, is likely to make a strong case for accelerating economic reforms to neutralize domestic and global factors which have hindered growth. The survey also hold importance since it recommends steps for the government to deal with various economic problems, leaving the responsibility of taking hard decisions on the government.

This year the main focus of the survey is expected to be on pushing economic growth, which has been projected by the Central Statistical Organization (CSO) at 5% for this fiscal, sharply lower than the original estimate of 7.6%. Further, taking into account the continual contraction of industrial production and exports, the document is likely to suggest measures to deal with the issues impacting them.

To expand the tax base and raising tax-GDP ratio, the survey could also pitch for early implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the Direct Taxes Code (DTC). Other issues like surge in gold import and widening Current Account Deficit (CAD) too are likely to figure in the Survey.

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