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Reforms in health, education & banking will benefit India: IMF

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 Reforms in health, education & banking will benefit India: IMF
Indian economy now seems to be on its way to recovering from disruptions caused by demonetisation and roll-out of GST, the IMF said on Sunday. 
At the same time, the IMF has underscored the significance of reforms in other key sectors like education, health and improving the efficiency of the banking and financial systems. “India's economy has expanded strongly in recent years, thanks to macroeconomic policies the emphasise stability and efforts to tackle supply-side bottlenecks and structural reforms. Disruptions from demonetisation and the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST) did slow growth,“ Tao Zhang, deputy managing director of IMF, told PTI in an interview. 
“However, with the economy expanding by 7.2% in the latest quarter, India has regained the title of the fastest-growing major economy.” Calling this development a “welcome change”, Zhang said the growth prospects remain positive. “That said, the Indian economy would benefit from further reforms, such as enhancing health and education, encouraging private and public investment, and improving the efficiency of the banking and financial system. This would support durable and inclusive growth and enable India to move toward the income levels of wealthier countries,” the top IMF official said ahead of his visit to India. 
Given the dominance of cash in everyday transactions in the Indian economy it was inevitable that demonetisation would temporarily affect economic activity, said Zhang who is travelling to India and Bhutan from March 12 until March 20. The rollout of the GST was a landmark accomplishment that can be expected to enhance efficiency of intra-Indian movement of goods and services, create a common national market, enhance tax buoyancy, and boost GDP growth and job creation, he said. 
“Yet the complexities and glitches in GST implementation also resulted in short-term disruptions. As I mentioned earlier, the economy now seems to be on its way to recovering from those disruptions,” Zhang said in response to a question. When asked about the latest Indian budget, which many critics say is protectionist, Zhang said IMF research indicates that tariffs are broadly contractionary, reducing output, investment, and employment. 
The Economic Times, New Delhi, 12th March 2018

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