Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 150
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 151
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
LATEST NEWS UPDATES | The fiscal situation will not stabilise in 2020-21 unless consumption improves -Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Tapas Parida

The fiscal situation will not stabilise in 2020-21 unless consumption improves -Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Tapas Parida

Share this article Share this article
published Published on Jan 14, 2021   modified Modified on Jan 14, 2021

-The Indian Express

The Union budget should focus on enhancing credit flows to the small and marginal farmers, increase investment in health and education.

The first advance estimates of GDP for 2020-21 are much better than the earlier market consensus and shows the inherent strengths of the Indian economy. The economy is expected to contract by 7.7 per cent implying a COVID-19 induced loss of Rs 9.61 lakh crore in real terms for the year. Nominal GDP is expected to contract by 4.2 per cent. The figures continue to have a considerable band of uncertainty as data challenges remain.

The demand side, however, continues to be in a soft spot with private consumption falling by 9.5 per cent and its share in the overall GDP reducing by full 100 basis points. Per capita private consumption has contracted by 10.4 per cent, while capital formation has contracted by 14.5 per cent, with imports and exports also contracting. Only government consumption remains in positive territory.

The deep contraction in manufacturing (9.3 per cent), construction (12.6 per cent) and trade, hotels (21.4 per cent) are the main pain spots. The estimated losses in these three sectors account for 93.5 per cent of the total loss for the whole year. With high employment intensity, the task of rehabilitating displaced business in these sectors will be a long-drawn battle. The financial sector has somehow weathered the storm and the value added by the sector has registered a nominal growth of 1.4 per cent.

Please click here to read more.


The Indian Express, 14 January, 2021, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-union-budget-should-focus-on-enhancing-credit-flows-to-the-small-and-marginal-farmers-increase-investment-in-health-and-education-7145251/


Related Articles

 

Write Comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

Video Archives

Archives

share on Facebook
Twitter
RSS
Feedback
Read Later

Contact Form

Please enter security code
      Close