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54: Budget 2020: Is economic growth possible without push to the private sector?
Mint Views Daily Dispatch
English - February 04, 2020 16:04 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBNews Commentary News news podcasts trending podcasts daily dose daily news trendy podcast current affairs news bites best podcasts listens news Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: 52: As the Budget drumbeat rolls, what are our expectations?
Budget 2020 hasn’t done much to address concerns over economic slowdown. With a nominal growth of 10% GDP growth translates into 5.5%-6% real GDP growth rate. The question is should we accept this rate as the new normal? This budget has seen a massive push to social sector and infrastructure through government spending. But the point is can we experience growth without the private sector? According to the latest Purchasing Manufacturer’s Index (PMI) private sector investment has shown a surge in eight years. Here is a discussion on the concept of growth and the current economic scenario.