The finance minister said he would continue structural reforms in the New Year.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing a press conference at North Block in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
New Delhi: Finance minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday that the top priority of the Narendra Modi government in 2016 would be rolling out GST, rationalising direct taxes, ensuring the further ease of doing business and putting more money in physical and social infrastructure. He dismissed the grumbling about the economy not having taken off as mere “cynicism” and said India had performed well in “a year of turmoil and volatility” across the world.
The finance minister said he would continue structural reforms in the New Year. “After having done that, I would like to concentrate essentially on three things — more money for physical infrastructure, more money on social infrastructure and last, more money on irrigation because that is a neglected sector,” he told PTI.
“As the year ends, I look back with a sense of great satisfaction,” said the finance minister. Mr Jaitley said India had been the bright spot with growth prospects of 7-7.5 per cent despite a global slowdown and adversities, and expressed optimism that the growth rate, which was “quite good”, would improve further in the months to come.
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