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GST Rollout, Infra Funding an Uphill Climb: Moody's

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Implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and bridging large infrastructure deficit are a difficult task before the Indian government, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday.

In a report, Moody's said a history of double-digit inflation, elevated government debt, weak infrastructure and a complex regulatory regime have constrained India's credit profile.

“We also expect that some aspects of the government's policy agenda -such as the implementation of GST and bridging India's large infrastructure deficit will still face an uphill climb,“ it said.

As a positive, Moody's noted that easing of constraints on investment coupled with RBI's inflation targeting and ongoing efforts to clean up bank balancesheets could propel growth.

Moody's has a 'positive' outlook on its 'Baa3' rating on India, which is just a notch above the junk grade. “Our positive outlook on India's rating is based on our expectation of continued but gradual policy efforts to reduce the sovereign risks posed by high fiscal deficits, volatile inflation and weak bank balancesheets,“ it said. “The government has, in successive Budets, stuck to its fiscal consolidation tar gets, stuck to its fiscal consolidation targets. Meanwhile, the central bank's adoption of inflation targeting and ongoing efforts to clean up bank balancesheets will lower financial risks that would otherwise develop as growth accelerated.“

The government has eased constraints on private investment, both foreign and domestic, which should support growth and the balance of payments.

Indirect tax reform GST is currently stuck in the Rajya Sabha where the ruling NDA does not enjoy a majority.

The Economic Times, New Delhi, 28 April 2016

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