Economics

India Favors Subsidy Cuts to Expand Fiscal Room

  • Survey recommends cutting food subsidy to create fiscal room
  • India economy seen expanding 6%-6.5% in year starting April
Photographer: T Narayan/Bloomberg
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The top economic adviser to India’s government favors relaxing the budget deficit target to boost economic growth from an 11-year low.