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The stimulus and beyond: is a stronger demand support called for?

More demand-oriented measures may yet be introduced as we are still in the early stages of coping with the economic impact of Covid-19

Nirmala Sitharaman
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the last tranche of her Covid-19 relief measures| Photo: PIB

D K Srivastava
Magnitude of stimulus: the sum and substance

The final picture of central government’s Covid-related stimulus package at the conclusion of the fifth tranche of finance minister’s announcement sums to Rs 20,97, 053 crore, which amounts to 9.8% of FY21 GDP. Only about 10% of this stimulus can be traced as direct additional budgetary cost to the central exchequer. Nearly 5% of the stimulus relates to already budgeted expenditures. The rest of the stimulus primarily pertains to RBI’s liquidity enhancement measures, government’s credit guarantee programs and insurance schemes. 

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