Monday 13 February 2012 Government 2.0: The Road Ahead
India favours measured withdrawal of stimulus

In view of the fragile global economic recovery,India has opined to withdraw the stimulus given to different sectors gradually

New Delhi: Stimulus packages given to various sectors may not be withdrawn abruptly as the global economic recovery has been fragile, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said.

"We are not out of the woods yet. I would prefer measured and calibrated withdrawal of stimulus," Sharma said when asked about the timeline for withdrawal of stimulus.

Most of the countries, including India, have been giving incentives to various sectors since late 2008 after a financial crisis hit the global economy.

"Recovery so far has been fragile and the economies around the world are still emerging out of the shadows of a grim recessionary period," Sharma said, adding that the nervousness continued in the markets about the fiscal situation and sovereign indebtedness in the European countries.

Sharma said the government would continue to provide stimulus packages so long as it was essential to maintain growth, reports IANS.

Post new comment

Content limited to 50 characters, remaining: 50
Content limited to 1500 characters, remaining: 1500
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
Image CAPTCHA
Enter the characters shown in the image.
 
Todays Main News »

Sign up for your free email iGovernment newsletter