News digest: Economic Survey 2018, Jeep Compass, Kotak committee, and more

From Economic Survey 2018 to HDFC Q3 results, BS brings you top stories to keep up with the latest

Eco Survey: Growth back on track; 50% rise in indirect taxpayers under GST

In the Economic Survey for 2017-18, which was tabled in Parliament on Monday, Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian struck an optimistic note about economic growth going forward. The Survey noted that there were “robust signs of growth” in the second half of the financial year, and predicted that growth for the full 2017-18 financial year would be 6.75 per cent year on year, higher than the Central Statistics Office’s prediction of 6.5 per cent. Read more

Markets see best pre-budget rally in 12