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Economic Survey: Eight percent growth rate can be expected in 2015-16

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 27 2015 | 2:22 PM IST

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday tabled the Economic Survey for fiscal 2014-2015, making it clear that an overall growth rate of over eight percent can be expected for the following year 2015-16.

The major highlights of the survey that reviews the Indian economy over the past year are as following-

A growth rate of over eight per cent expected for the coming year.

Inflation shows a declining trend during the year 2014-15 (April-December)

Decline in inflation by over six percentage points since late 2013.

Double digit growth trajectory is possible now.

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First Published: Feb 27 2015 | 1:02 PM IST

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