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Structural Reforms in Budgeting had positive impact on public expenditure: Shaktikanta Das

New Delhi, Apr 24 (UNI) Shaktikanta Das, Member, Finance Commission, said on Tuesday that Structural Reforms in Budgeting such as merger of the Railway Budget with the General Budget and ending distinction between Plan and Non-Plan expenditure have had a positive impact on public expenditure.
While delivering 30th CVC (Central Vigilance Commissioner) Lecture on the topic “Indian Economy – the Structural Question”, organised by the Central Vigilance Commission, Mr Das addressed concerns such as the need for correction of the Debt/GDP ratio and the importance of improving the quality of public expenditure.
He explained how measures such as the use of the Outcome Budget, the ending of the Vote on Account due to the shifting of the date of the budget, the merger of the Railway Budget with the General Budget and the ending of the distinction between Plan and Non-Plan expenditure were important structural reforms in this process. These measures have had a positive impact on the quality of public expenditure.
He characterised a robust economy as having the following features: existence of sound macro-economic parameters, achievement of inclusive growth and the removal of artificial restrictions and impediments, wherever possible, in an economy.
He identified two periods of structural reforms of the economy, viz. in 1991 as well as in 2014-17 as being very significant milestones. The 1991 economic liberalisation was characterised by the ending of industrial licensing and permits, devaluation of currency, reforms of the financial sector including the emergence of SEBI as a market regulator and the rapid growth of sectors such as the telecom sector in India.
The discussion on the 2014-17 structural reforms covered monetary policy reforms (the amendment of the RBI Act and the constitution of the Monetary Policy Committee), Inflation Targeting, FDI policy reforms including the increase of Sectoral caps for foreign investment and the abolition of the FIPB, the ongoing banking sector reforms, taxation reforms and the implementation of the GST as well as Demonetization as a means to target the parallel economy.
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