India’s growth to exceed 6.5% in FY26: Moody’s

NEW DELHI: Govt capital expenditure, tax cuts for middle class income groups to boost consumption and monetary easing will help India’s GDP growth exceed 6.5% for fiscal 2025-26, global ratings agency Moody’s said on Wednesday.

“Following a temporary slowdown in mid-2024, we expect India’s economic growth to reaccelerate and record one of the fastest rates among large economies globally,” Moody’s Ratings said in a report.

It said GDP growth slowed to 5.6% in the Sept 2024 quarter before rebounding to 6.2% in the following quarter. India’s economic growth in the three months to Dec rebounded on the back of a recovery in govt and consumer spending, exports and a robust farm sector, while the services sector remained steady.

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