Downward revision of GDP growth estimates set gloomy backdrop to Union Budget: Congress
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Downward revision of GDP growth estimates set gloomy backdrop to Union Budget: Congress

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The downward revision of GDP growth estimates for the current fiscal calls for radical action to dispel the cloud of growth slowdown and investment chill in the country, the Congress said on Wednesday. In a statement, Ramesh said the advance estimates released by the Union government for GDP growth in the 2024-25 financial year projected a mere 6.4 per cent growth. "In the data from Q2 of this year, Private Final Consumption Expenditure growth slowed to 6 per cent from 7.4 per cent in the previous quarter. Ramesh also pointed to sluggish private investment, saying the government's projection for growth in Gross Fixed Capital Formation was that it would slow to 6.4 per cent this year, down from 9 per cent last year.

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