Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Package To Boost Economy Expected By Weekend - Dec 03, 2008

The Prime Minister-chaired committee on 2nd December cleared a proposal of a fiscal and monetary package for cash-starved housing, export and financial sectors, to enable them to tackle the impact of the global economic crisis.Simultaneous packages for finance, export and housing sectors will be announced by the government and the RBI probably by the end of week. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who took additional charge of the Finance portfolio, discussed sectoral issues with Home Minister P Chidambaram, RBI Governor D Subbarao and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia.

The apex committee met in the backdrop of exports reporting a decline of 12 per cent in October, while several other sectors including automobile also seemed to be showing the downward trend. The US economy has been officially declared as recession-hit with adverse implications for Indian exporters and capital inflows.

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