September 16, 2020
Fitch Solutions on Wednesday raised India&PVC injection molding machine Manufacturers39;s fiscal deficit forecast to 3.2 per cent growth," Fitch said citing sweeping corporate tax cuts and weak GST collections and import tariffs as the reason for the same.4 per cent previously, reflecting our view for a larger slippage versus the government's 3.1 per cent year-on-year in Q1 of FY2019/20 from 7.The move is estimated to result in Rs 1.1 per cent (from 13.2 per cent year-on-year in Q4 of FY2018/19 largely due to the collapse of a dominant Non-Bank Finance Company (NBFC) in the industry, the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Ltd (IL&FS), in September 2018, it added.The IL&FS's default amid fraud allegations also caused a credit crunch for industry rivals and a subsequent surge in their borrowing costs..6 per cent of the GDP for this fiscal year, from 3.3 per cent (from 13.3 per cent target.2 per cent, for companies which are not receiving any incentives or exemptions.
"Despite the finance minister saying in September that the government has no plans to cut back on expenditures, we believe that weak revenue collection will eventually constrain the government's ability to maintain its spending targets," it said.7 per cent previously), below the government's 13.1 per cent previously), which is significantly below the government's budget projection of a 13.Corporate tax accounts for 28 per cent of total receipts.Stripping out the interim dividend of Rs 28,000 crore which the RBI has already paid to the government in March 2019 (which would accrue to FY2018-19 finances), the government received Rs 67,400 crore in August 2019 from the central bank to bolster its finances for FY2019-20."We believe that this will mainly be due to weak revenue collection as a result of sluggish economic growth and the government's sweeping corporate tax cut in September amid no intention to reduce fiscal spending," it said.4 per cent previously, due to weak revenue collections resulting from sluggish economic growth and government's sweeping corporate tax rate cut."This could see the deficit # come in wider than our expectations," it said."At Fitch Solutions, we are revising our forecast for India's central fiscal deficit to come in at 3.
"We expect weakening merchandise imports to pressure import tariff revenues despite a hike in tariff rates charged on certain goods introduced in the FY2019-20 Union Budget. Growth of merchandise imports has been on a slowing trajectory since Q2FY2018-19 and even went into contraction in Q2FY2019/20," Fitch said. This saw NBFCs significantly cut back on lending activity in the months that followed which resulted in six consecutive months of year-on-year contractions in vehicle sales from March-September 2019.The RBI follows a 12-month period from July to June and pays an interim and final dividend to the government based on its profits.New manufacturing companies formed after October 1, will enjoy a 15 per cent (effective rate of 17 per cent) corporate income tax rate, versus 25 per cent previously.Fitch said it was revising the fiscal deficit forecast as revenue collection is likely to fall far short of the projections in the FY2019-20 Union Budget due to weak goods and services tax (GST) and corporate income tax collections.Besides, private consumption growth more than halved to 3.4 per cent projection.
"We are revising our revenue growth forecast to 8.There are chances that the government may seek to stimulate growth through fiscal spending, given a dismal 5 per cent real GDP growth print in Q1 of FY2019-20 versus an already weak 5.The government on September 20, had announced that it would be slashing corporate income taxes for domestic companies to 22 per cent from 30 per cent previously. Therefore, the sharp reduction in tax rates will drag heavily on revenue collection.It also revised down expenditure growth forecast for FY2019-20 to 12."Separately, we expect weak private consumption growth to weigh on GST collection and this is already being reflected in the growing shortfall in GST collections thus far in FY2019/20," it said.6 per cent of GDP in FY2019-20 (April–March), from 3.
This would bring effective corporate tax rate, including all additional levies, to about 25.On the upside, the government could seek another large capital injection from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) via its interim dividend paid in March which could see the central deficit come in smaller than the forecast.45 lakh crore in revenue loss for the government during FY2019-20.NBFCs helped to fund more than 50 per cent of commercial vehicles, 30 per cent of passenger cars, and nearly 65 per cent of two-wheelers in India
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