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Impact of Covid-19 on the Indian Economy: An Analysis of Fiscal Scenarios

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  • Patnaik, Ila

    (National Institute of Public Finance and Policy)

  • Sengupta, Rajeswari

    (IGIDR)

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Amidst the economic slowdown triggered by the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in India there have been many demands for the government to announce a large fiscal stimulus to support the economy. Economic growth and tax revenues remain uncertain in 2020-21 making it challenging for the government to finance any addition to the fiscal deficit. In this paper we work out alternative scenarios of fiscal deficit for 2020-21. We find that in our baseline scenario, assuming a 5% contraction in real GDP and a 14.4% contraction in net tax revenue, fiscal deficit of the central government will be 6.2% of GDP.

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  • Patnaik, Ila & Sengupta, Rajeswari, 2020. "Impact of Covid-19 on the Indian Economy: An Analysis of Fiscal Scenarios," Working Papers 20/319, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.
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    Keywords

    Fiscal deficit ; Covid-19 ; Fiscal projections ; Government borrowing ; Tax revenue;
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    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

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