RBI Rate Cut Likely Before Year-End as GST Simplification Boosts Credit Outlook

Last updated: 21 October 2025


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India's economic outlook is brightening, with a potential Reserve Bank of India (RBI) policy rate cut anticipated before the year's end. This forecast is bolstered by recent government efforts to simplify the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and a general trend of domestic regulatory easing. These factors are expected to alleviate fiscal pressures and encourage a gradual increase in credit demand, signalling a move past the most challenging phase of economic consolidation.

India may witness another policy rate cut before the end of the year, supported by the government's recent GST simplification measures and a broader phase of domestic regulatory easing, according to a report. The analysis suggests that the worst phase offiscal consolidation may now be over, paving t
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An additional policy rate cut by the RBI is expected before the end of the year.

Recent GST simplification measures and a broader phase of domestic regulatory easing are supporting the outlook for a rate cut.

The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee recently decided to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.5% and maintain a neutral stance on monetary policy.

Yes, external challenges such as tighter U.S. immigration rules for H-1B visa holders and higher U.S. import tariffs on Indian goods could temper credit demand.

The rationalisation of GST rates, along with favourable monsoon conditions, has improved India's near-term growth prospects and led to an upward revision of the GDP growth projection for FY26.

A gradual recovery in credit demand is expected, with an uptick already seen in lending to SMEs, agriculture, and housing.




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