Reflecting economic slowdown, listed non-financial private companies on an average posted a decline of 10.9 percent in net profit in the first quarter of the current fiscal, says a report by the Reserve Bank.
Chetan Ahya of Morgan Stanley tells CNBC-TV18 that he expects the Budget to forecast expenditure growth at 7% in FY13. “Fiscal deficit for FY13 may come in at 4.9% and FY12 deficit will most likely be at 5.8-6%,” he says.
Indian households are likely to cut back on consumption of food items to manage inflation but they may not compromise on spending towards lifestyle category, according to a Morgan Stanley report.