The Economic Advisory Council of the Fifteenth Finance Commission (XIV-FC) has been scheduled to meet on 23-24 April 2020. The online meeting will be presided by Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission Shri N.K. Singh. The meeting will be attended by all the Members, Senior Officials of the Finance Commission and the 5 Members of the Council including Dr.Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Dr.Sajjid Z Chinoy, Dr.Prachi Mishra, Mr.Neelkanth Mishra and Dr. Omkar Goswami on 23 April 2020.
The meeting with the remaining Members of the Council will be held on the next day 24 April, 2020.
Agenda:
♦ The meeting will discuss the implications of the pandemic for GDP growth in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
♦ The Ministers and officials will discuss the uncertainty about macro variables over time.
♦ Discussions will include possible assumptions for tax buoyancy and revenue in 2020 & 2021 and idea to the public expenditure fillip to shore up the economy.
Advisory Council of the 15th Finance Commission to meet on 23-24 April
