Early data hints green shoots in Indian economy. Has it bottomed out?
Hindustan TimesInitial high-frequency indicators for December 2019 suggest some sort of revival in the Indian economy. Goods and Services Tax collections were above Rs 1 lakh crore for the second consecutive month in December. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s capex database shows that new investment announcements have posted a positive growth in the December quarter, the first since June 2018. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee in its December meeting had expected GDP growth to start a recovery in the second half of the current fiscal year. It is due to suo moto revisions along with annual returns,limits imposed on input credit claims and penal blocking of e-way bills.A lone sparrow doesn’t make it spring.#GST” He, however, clarified to Hindustan Times his comments on the economic recovery is limited to the GST revenues of last two months.