TMI BlogFirst Advance Estimates released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the economy is estimated to grow at 7.1 per cent in 2016-17, as compared to the growth of 7.9 per cent achieved in 2015-16X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... First Advance Estimates released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the economy is estimated to grow at 7.1 per cent in 2016-17, as compared to the growth of 7.9 per cent achieved in 2015-16 - News and Press Release Dated:- 3-2-2017 - News - As per the First Advance Estimates released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the economy is estimated to grow at 7.1 per cent in 2016-17, as com ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... pared to the growth of 7.9 per cent achieved in 2015-16. Data on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the quarter October-December, 2016 and January-March, 2017 is yet to be released by the CSO. The International Monetary Fund, in its World Economic Outlook Update, released in January 2017, has estimated that India s growth in 2016-17 would be 6.6 per cent, as compared to 7.6 per cent in the previo ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... us year. As per the first advance estimates released by the CSO, the growth rate in agriculture and allied sectors, manufacturing sector, services sector has been estimated to be 4.1 per cent, 7.4 per cent and 8.8 per cent respectively in 2016-17, as compared to the corresponding figures of 0.8 per cent, 10.6 per cent and 9.8 per cent as per the first revised estimates for 2015-16. Apart fro ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... m the interest waiver announced on 31stDecember 2016, the agricultural sector is expected to receive a boost from the measures announced in the Budget 2017-18 including higher target for agriculture credit, increased coverage under Fasal BimaYojana scheme and augmentation of the Long Term Irrigation Fund set up in NABARD. The rural economy is also expected to be supported by the emphasis given by ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Budget on employment generation. The manufacturing sector is likely to benefit from measures announced in the Budget 2017-18 like lower income tax for companies with annual turnover up to ₹ 50 crore; allowing carry-forward of MAT credit up to a period of 15 years instead of 10 years at present; further measures to improve the ease of doing business; and the scheme for creating employment ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... in the leather and footwear industries. Apart from the measures listed above to encourage business and enterprise, the services sector will also be boosted by the major push to digital economy and the focus on infrastructure like construction and affordable housing. The decision on the Repo rate is taken by the Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India, taking into account various ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... factors including the inflation and the state of the economy. This was stated by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today. - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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