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India relaxes fiscal deficit target, cuts taxes to spur growth


February 2, 2020

MUMBAI: India relaxed its fiscal deficit target Saturday, raising spending and slashing taxes as it seeks to attract foreign investment and increase consumption in the wake of a prolonged economic slowdown. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the changes as part of the country’s annual budget in parliament, a day after official data showed that Asia’s third-largest economy grew five per …

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