Low interest rates from a certain level do not benefit but harm

Mumbai, Ta. 16 September 2020, Wednesday

It is not reasonable to take only monetary measures (related to lending) to get the economy back on track after the Corona epidemic disrupted growth. State Bank economists suggested that a proactive fiscal policy should be adopted for this process.

The prolonged lockdown in the country has hit the economy hard, disrupting all economic activities.

Not only will other monetary measures be implemented, including a reduction in interest rates, to revive the ailing economy, but it will also require a series of other specific measures.

Interest rates also have a limit. If it goes below a certain threshold, it does more harm than good. In a study conducted on low interest rates, economists said that low interest rates hurt the sum.

According to him, the lowest level of policy interest rates in the country is 7.5 per cent. While the Reserve Bank's repo rate is 3%. The Reserve Bank has so far cut policy rates by a total of 1.15 per cent since the Corona epidemic.

Rates were kept unchanged due to high inflation during the last lending policy review.

Economists have made it clear that further cuts in interest rates will have an adverse effect on the Indian economy. That is why an active fiscal policy should be adopted instead of reducing interest rates. It is necessary to increase the fiscal expenditure in the current circumstances.

In addition, in the current circumstances, financial incentives are the most effective factor. In India, as in other countries, immediate financial stimulus should be introduced. The companies and people there were relieved that the governments of the United States and Europe were adopting this route.


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