GST will save us in FY19; fiscal slippage is mostly statistical: Jaitley

He says the glide path of the Indian economy would remain consistent

In an interview with Doordarshan News, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the fiscal deficit slippage this financial year (2017-18) was largely statistical. He told A K Bhattacharya that the glide path of the economy would remain consistent. Edited excerpts:

This is the first time that you have slipped in meeting your fiscal deficit target.  How do you explain the slippage and what is your year-wise road map for the fiscal consolidation programme for the next few years?

You can theoretically use the word slippage, but essentially it is substantially statistical. For a 12-month year, my direct tax revenue is for