Government Fixes an Inflation Target of 4 Percent for Five Years

Union government fixes an inflation target of 4% for the period of next five years. (Till March 31,2021) . This inflation target of 4% can help moderate future price rises. It՚s also support macroeconomic stability.

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Key Details:

  • Government decision is to properly implement its central inflation target.
  • Parliament introduces the target of four percent plus or two percent minus. So, there was no legal backup to it.
  • Confirmation of the Inflation fighting policies by union government and RBI governor Raghuram Rajan.
  • An explicit target helps to price expectations and it՚s also keep actual inflation at moderate level.
  • Government՚s implementation was credit positive and its commitment to focus on controlling price rises.
  • It also helps to prevent a repetition of the short marked cycles of the past.
  • Inflation target 4% percent for Asia՚s third-largest economy and it՚s a history of unpredictable prices.
  • Government notified rules for setting up the MPC giving effect to amendments in the RBI act in June 2016.

Inflation Targeting:

  • Inflation targeting is a monetary policy. Explicit target inflation rate for the medium term in central bank and announces this target to public is called inflation targeting.
  • It՚s helpful to support long term growth of economy. Central bank uses interest rate is a short term monetary instrument.
  • Main benefit of the target is that allow to recognize the short run trade-offs between inflation and growth.

Examrace Team at Aug 8, 2016