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Updated 09 Jun, 2023 01:29pm

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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