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Centre looks to reverse economic slowdown with these 4 major steps
The government is stitching together a set of measures, including tax cuts and targeted sops, to reverse an economic downturn, three people aware of the ongoing discussions said, amid fears of a global slowdown.
The idea is to roll out a host of countercyclical measures, including sectoral incentives and confidence-building steps for the private sector, to stimulate the economy that is grinding through losses, layoffs and an investment freeze.
The measures being considered include steps to boost infrastructure investments; Goods & Services Tax (GST) relief to specific sectors, including the automobile sector, which could boost demand; ways to further cut red tape on cross-border trade and steps to improve ease of doing business, the people cited above said on condition of anonymity.
Preparations for a GST Council meeting are under way, but it will be convened after the Finance Ministry takes a view on the extent of benefits to be given, said the first of the three people cited earlier. “We have heard the industry’s demands including of a rate cut. A decision will evolve very soon,” said the person. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, had last week urged the government to consider temporary relief on GST either in terms of a tax slab change or reduction or removal of the cess on vehicles to stimulate the sector.
While the below-target tax collections and the fiscal glide path mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act constrained the government from providing a fiscal push in the Union Budget, there is now a rethink on the approach. “We may use the escape clause (in the FRBM Act) for deviation in the fiscal deficit glide path up to 50 basis points. The current economic scenario, where private investment has dried up, may warrant such a move. A final call on the details will be taken by the Prime Minister’s Office,” said a second government official.
A panel led by NK Singh to review the FRBM Act had suggested an escape clause, allowing deviations up to 0.5 percentage points of GDP, based on triggers including far-reaching structural reforms in the economy with unanticipated fiscal implications, acts of war and farm distress. If the Finance Ministry uses the option, it may give the government leeway to spend an additional Rs 1.15 trillion in the current fiscal.
The package will have concrete steps to implement the government’s ambitious plans for Rs 100 trillion infrastructure investment over the next five years, said a third official, who is privy to discussions between finance and other ministries. Industry watchers said the biggest challenge is to find a way to lift the sentiment, and galvanise businesses and the economy.
“Many investors who took the risk of completing infrastructure projects are not finding a way to divest them and earn a good return due to the poor sentiment in the equity markets and in the banking sector. Government-to-government arrangements can be explored to bring foreign investment into India in the sector,” said Vishwas Udgirkar, Partner at Deloitte India. Ensuring that project implementing agencies function efficiently and in a stable manner is important in reviving the infrastructure sector, said Udgirkar.
Multiple high-frequency indicators have pointed to a sharp slowdown in demand, both in rural and urban India. The automobile sector is going through its worst phase in decades due to the prolonged slump in demand, leading to massive job losses.
On August 7, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pared its growth projection for the year to March 31 to 6.9 percent from its June forecast of 7 percent, while reducing policy rates by 35 basis points. It maintained that risks to growth are tilted towards the downside, with domestic economic activity remaining weak, while the global slowdown and trade tensions have intensified.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been meeting industry representatives across sectors — banking, automobile, foreign portfolio investors, micro, small and medium enterprises, industry associations and real estate developers — since last August 5. The minister wants to listen to the challenges faced by companies and has promised to take necessary policy-based actions ‘fairly quickly’.
On August 11, Sitharaman met industry executives from housing and infrastructure companies and representatives of homebuyers. “A lot of useful discussion happened at the meeting with the real estate industry. We looked at a number of issues, clarified a number of issues and the government will be addressing these in the days to come,” news wire PTI reported, citing Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who attended the meeting.
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on August 9 tweeted that the tight fiscal policy is proving to be counterproductive and that monetary policy alone cannot pull the economy out of the ‘present morass’. “Hardly a month after the Union Budget, ASSOCHAM demands a stimulus package of Rs 1 trillon ‘to initiate an investment cycle, amid slowing global and domestic slowdown.’ What a sad commentary on the budgetary framework,” he tweeted.
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra told IANS, “A deep recession is knocking at the doors of the country.”
In an effort to boost exports, the government is working on a new World Trade Organisation-compliant duty reimbursement scheme that will replace the existing one in phases. The Commerce Ministry has moved a Cabinet note regarding this to allow exporters to get refund of 11 state taxes. India’s merchandise exports contracted for the first time in nine months in June, signalling that trade tensions between the US and China are impacting India.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/b...lowdown-with-these-4-major-steps-4321111.html
The government is stitching together a set of measures, including tax cuts and targeted sops, to reverse an economic downturn, three people aware of the ongoing discussions said, amid fears of a global slowdown.
The idea is to roll out a host of countercyclical measures, including sectoral incentives and confidence-building steps for the private sector, to stimulate the economy that is grinding through losses, layoffs and an investment freeze.
The measures being considered include steps to boost infrastructure investments; Goods & Services Tax (GST) relief to specific sectors, including the automobile sector, which could boost demand; ways to further cut red tape on cross-border trade and steps to improve ease of doing business, the people cited above said on condition of anonymity.
Preparations for a GST Council meeting are under way, but it will be convened after the Finance Ministry takes a view on the extent of benefits to be given, said the first of the three people cited earlier. “We have heard the industry’s demands including of a rate cut. A decision will evolve very soon,” said the person. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, had last week urged the government to consider temporary relief on GST either in terms of a tax slab change or reduction or removal of the cess on vehicles to stimulate the sector.
While the below-target tax collections and the fiscal glide path mandated by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act constrained the government from providing a fiscal push in the Union Budget, there is now a rethink on the approach. “We may use the escape clause (in the FRBM Act) for deviation in the fiscal deficit glide path up to 50 basis points. The current economic scenario, where private investment has dried up, may warrant such a move. A final call on the details will be taken by the Prime Minister’s Office,” said a second government official.
A panel led by NK Singh to review the FRBM Act had suggested an escape clause, allowing deviations up to 0.5 percentage points of GDP, based on triggers including far-reaching structural reforms in the economy with unanticipated fiscal implications, acts of war and farm distress. If the Finance Ministry uses the option, it may give the government leeway to spend an additional Rs 1.15 trillion in the current fiscal.
The package will have concrete steps to implement the government’s ambitious plans for Rs 100 trillion infrastructure investment over the next five years, said a third official, who is privy to discussions between finance and other ministries. Industry watchers said the biggest challenge is to find a way to lift the sentiment, and galvanise businesses and the economy.
“Many investors who took the risk of completing infrastructure projects are not finding a way to divest them and earn a good return due to the poor sentiment in the equity markets and in the banking sector. Government-to-government arrangements can be explored to bring foreign investment into India in the sector,” said Vishwas Udgirkar, Partner at Deloitte India. Ensuring that project implementing agencies function efficiently and in a stable manner is important in reviving the infrastructure sector, said Udgirkar.
Multiple high-frequency indicators have pointed to a sharp slowdown in demand, both in rural and urban India. The automobile sector is going through its worst phase in decades due to the prolonged slump in demand, leading to massive job losses.
On August 7, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) pared its growth projection for the year to March 31 to 6.9 percent from its June forecast of 7 percent, while reducing policy rates by 35 basis points. It maintained that risks to growth are tilted towards the downside, with domestic economic activity remaining weak, while the global slowdown and trade tensions have intensified.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been meeting industry representatives across sectors — banking, automobile, foreign portfolio investors, micro, small and medium enterprises, industry associations and real estate developers — since last August 5. The minister wants to listen to the challenges faced by companies and has promised to take necessary policy-based actions ‘fairly quickly’.
On August 11, Sitharaman met industry executives from housing and infrastructure companies and representatives of homebuyers. “A lot of useful discussion happened at the meeting with the real estate industry. We looked at a number of issues, clarified a number of issues and the government will be addressing these in the days to come,” news wire PTI reported, citing Housing Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, who attended the meeting.
Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on August 9 tweeted that the tight fiscal policy is proving to be counterproductive and that monetary policy alone cannot pull the economy out of the ‘present morass’. “Hardly a month after the Union Budget, ASSOCHAM demands a stimulus package of Rs 1 trillon ‘to initiate an investment cycle, amid slowing global and domestic slowdown.’ What a sad commentary on the budgetary framework,” he tweeted.
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra told IANS, “A deep recession is knocking at the doors of the country.”
In an effort to boost exports, the government is working on a new World Trade Organisation-compliant duty reimbursement scheme that will replace the existing one in phases. The Commerce Ministry has moved a Cabinet note regarding this to allow exporters to get refund of 11 state taxes. India’s merchandise exports contracted for the first time in nine months in June, signalling that trade tensions between the US and China are impacting India.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/b...lowdown-with-these-4-major-steps-4321111.html
One report says relief and now this one say no relief
No GST relief likely for auto sector: Report
Automobile companies, who were banking on a Goods & Service Tax (GST) cut to bail them out from the slowdown that has gripped the sector, are likely to be disappointed as the Centre may dash their hopes after evaluating their snail-paced compliance to Bharat Stage-VI roll out, reportsThe Times of India.
The GST Council is unlikely to ease rates as it faces revenue deficits and given that such a step would also require states’ approval, the report added.
Moneycontrol could not independently verify the report.
The government has, however, acknowledged that lending to the sector has stalled and assured of steps to encourage banks to push loans and make up for the vacuum created by the exit of many Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) from the space, the report stated.
Expectations had risen after the GST Council heeded demands for a GST cut from the real estate sector. But, the cut did not help much as the problem lies elsewhere, a source told the paper.
The Centre noted that automakers dragged BS-VI implementations till it became apparent there would be no extension and that the Supreme Court respite would not extend beyond April 2020. Sources told the paper that companies would need to consider resale value for buyers who were reluctant to invest in options that would soon be obsolete.
"Companies should already have put in place a product mix, which allowed consumers to choose between BS-IV and BS-VI emission standards. This is taking the 'just in time' model a bit too far. You can’t get all your BS-VI models close to the switch-over date," the source added.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/t...ef-likely-for-auto-sector-report-4325771.html
No GST relief likely for auto sector: Report
Automobile companies, who were banking on a Goods & Service Tax (GST) cut to bail them out from the slowdown that has gripped the sector, are likely to be disappointed as the Centre may dash their hopes after evaluating their snail-paced compliance to Bharat Stage-VI roll out, reportsThe Times of India.
The GST Council is unlikely to ease rates as it faces revenue deficits and given that such a step would also require states’ approval, the report added.
Moneycontrol could not independently verify the report.
The government has, however, acknowledged that lending to the sector has stalled and assured of steps to encourage banks to push loans and make up for the vacuum created by the exit of many Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) from the space, the report stated.
Expectations had risen after the GST Council heeded demands for a GST cut from the real estate sector. But, the cut did not help much as the problem lies elsewhere, a source told the paper.
The Centre noted that automakers dragged BS-VI implementations till it became apparent there would be no extension and that the Supreme Court respite would not extend beyond April 2020. Sources told the paper that companies would need to consider resale value for buyers who were reluctant to invest in options that would soon be obsolete.
"Companies should already have put in place a product mix, which allowed consumers to choose between BS-IV and BS-VI emission standards. This is taking the 'just in time' model a bit too far. You can’t get all your BS-VI models close to the switch-over date," the source added.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/t...ef-likely-for-auto-sector-report-4325771.html
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