VOA慢速英語:印度公布恢復經(jīng)濟增長的發(fā)展藍圖(雙語)

India Unveils Roadmap to Revive Economic Growth

印度公布恢復經(jīng)濟增長的發(fā)展藍圖

From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.

這里是美國之音慢速英語經(jīng)濟報道。

India's new government is developing a plan to increase economic growth, which has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 20 years. The government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be more friendly to business, and it has promised greater chances for foreign investors.

鑒于印度經(jīng)濟增長速度已跌至近20年來的最低水平，印度新政府正在著手計劃提高經(jīng)濟增長速度。印度人民黨總理納倫德拉·莫迪領導的政府的統(tǒng)治預計會更有利于商業(yè)的發(fā)展，承諾給予外國投資者更好的機會。

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently presented the new government's first budget. He said the government will work to increase growth after the Indian economy grew at only 5 percent each of the past two years.

最近，印度財政部長阿倫·賈特里提出了新政府的第一份財政預算，并稱，印度經(jīng)濟的增長速度在過去兩年只有5%，印度政府將會努力提高經(jīng)濟增長速度。

Mr. Jaitley presented the annual budget six weeks after the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power. The party is trying to find chances for the one million people who enter the workforce every year.

杰特雷先生在印度人民黨上臺六周后提出了年度預算。該黨正試圖為每年進入勞力市場的100萬人尋找就業(yè)機會。

Mr. Jaitley said the new budget would set the government on a path to higher economic growth.

杰特雷先生稱，新預算將使政府走上更高經(jīng)濟增長的道路。

"The steps I will announce in the budget are only the beginning of a journey towards a sustained growth of seven to eight percent all about within the next three or four years, with the macro..." said Jaitley.

杰特雷說：“我在預算中將公布的步驟只是在未來三、四年朝著7%到8%的一段持續(xù)增長之旅的開始，以宏觀……”

Indian and foreign investors closely watch the government's first budget. They wanted to see if Prime Minister Modi could raise business support in the country. He had been popular with the Business Community in Gujarat State where he served as Chief Minister.

印度人民和外國投資者們正在密切關注著該政府的第一份財政預算。他們想要看看莫迪總理是否能增加對國內(nèi)商業(yè)的支持。他在古吉拉特邦擔任首席部長時曾經(jīng)深受商界歡迎。

The government did announce several economic reforms to show that it plans to aid business.

該政府確實公布了一些經(jīng)濟改革措施來表明它確實計劃幫助促進商業(yè)發(fā)展。。

It raised limits for investors in two important industries - defense and insurance. The limits will increase from 26 percent to 49 percent. India is the world's largest arms buyer. The government promised a bigger part for private industry as the country tries to improve its roads, railroads, airports and other infrastructure. It also announced measures to help manufacturing.

在國防和保險兩個重要產(chǎn)業(yè)對外國投資者的限制率，將從26%提高到49%。印度是世界上最大的軍火買家。印度是全球最大的軍火買家。隨著該國試圖改善其公路、鐵路、機場等基礎設施，政府承諾將會給私營企業(yè)更大的發(fā)展空間。另外，政府還宣布了幫助制造業(yè)發(fā)展的各項措施。

The government says it will establish a simplified goods and services tax. The tax is meant to make it easier to do business across the country's 29 states.

印度政府表示一種更簡易的商品和勞務稅，該稅是為了使在全印度29個邦經(jīng)商更簡單容易。

Finance Minister Jaitley sought to ease investor concerns. The former government had raised tax claims of billions of dollars on several companies after changing tax laws to affect past income.

財政部長杰特雷試圖減輕投資者的擔憂，前政府在修改稅法來改變過去的稅收之后，曾對幾家公司提出數(shù)十億美元的征稅主張。

The Finance Minister also promised to control government spending. Mr. Jaitley said he will limit the budget deficit to four point one percent. After its election victory, the government now is under pressure to bring economic results.

這位財政部長還承諾會控制政府開支。杰特雷先生說，他將把預算赤字控制在4.1%。在競選勝利之后，政府現(xiàn)在正處于帶來經(jīng)濟效益的壓力之下

And that's the VOA Learning English Economics Report. I'm Mario Ritter.

這就是本期的美國之音慢速英語經(jīng)濟報道的全部內(nèi)容，我是馬里奧·里特。

India Unveils Roadmap to Revive Economic Growth

From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.

India's new government is developing a plan to increase economic growth, which has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 20 years. The government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be more friendly to business, and it has promised greater chances for foreign investors.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley recently presented the new government's first budget. He said the government will work to increase growth after the Indian economy grew at only 5 percent each of the past two years.

Mr. Jaitley presented the annual budget six weeks after the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power. The party is trying to find chances for the one million people who enter the workforce every year.

Mr. Jaitley said the new budget would set the government on a path to higher economic growth.

"The steps I will announce in the budget are only the beginning of a journey towards a sustained growth of seven to eight percent all about within the next three or four years, with the macro..." said Jaitley.

Indian and foreign investors closely watch the government's first budget. They wanted to see if Prime Minister Modi could raise business support in the country. He had been popular with the Business Community in Gujarat State where he served as Chief Minister.

The government did announce several economic reforms to show that it plans to aid business.

It raised limits for investors in two important industries - defense and insurance. The limits will increase from 26 percent to 49 percent. India is the world's largest arms buyer. The government promised a bigger part for private industry as the country tries to improve its roads, railroads, airports and other infrastructure. It also announced measures to help manufacturing.

The government says it will establish a simplified goods and services tax. The tax is meant to make it easier to do business across the country's 29 states.

Finance Minister Jaitley sought to ease investor concerns. The former government had raised tax claims of billions of dollars on several companies after changing tax laws to affect past income.

The Finance Minister also promised to control government spending. Mr. Jaitley said he will limit the budget deficit to four point one percent. After its election victory, the government now is under pressure to bring economic results.

And that's the VOA Learning English Economics Report. I'm Mario Ritter.