Govt expects 21% inflation rate over next year
The government has set an inflation estimate of 21% for the next fiscal year as part of its annual plan, according to documents seen by Aaj News.
The 21% rate would be a tall ask, given that the inflation rate is at a historic high of 38% on a monthly basis. The government had set an inflation estimate of 11% in the last year, but the it ended up around 25%.
Here are other highlights of the government’s annual targets
- GDP target set at Rs99,335 billion
- Indirect taxation target set at Rs6,482 billion
- National Savings target set at Rs14,170 billion
- Net Factor Income from Abroad target set at Rs6,971 billion
The government has also set sectorwise targets for the next fiscal year, most of them revised down from last year.
- Agriculture growth target set at 3.5%
- Overall industry target set at 3.4%
- Large Scale manufacturing set at 3.2%
- Construction growth rate set at 1.5%
- Services growth target set at 3.6%
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