In the mid-year analysis tabled in Parliament, the government lowered the economic growth forecast for 2015-16 to 7-7.5 percent from 8.1-8.5 percent projected in February. It said slower-than-anticipated nominal GDP growth (8.2 percent versus budget estimate of 11.5) will itself raise the deficit target by 0.2 percent of GDP.
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