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Rs 70,000 cr package announced for exports, realty sectors to boost growth

For exporters, a new scheme for reimbursement of taxes paid on exports will come into effect from January 2020 to replace existing dispensations

Nirmala Sitharaman
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Nirmala Sitharaman | Photo: ANI (Twitter)

Press Trust of India New Delhi
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced an over Rs 70,000 crore package for the exports and real estate sectors, including setting up of a stressed asset fund, as the government continued with firefighting measures to pull the economy out of a six-year low growth rate.

A Rs 20,000 crore fund, with government putting in half of the amount, will be set up to provide last-mile funding for housing projects that are not in bankruptcy court or already tagged as bad debt, she said at a press conference here to announce the third set of measures to address stress in specific

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