‘Government may use Rs 3 trillion RBI windfall to pay bills’

‘Government may use Rs 3 trillion RBI windfall to pay bills’

The Bimal Jalan committee report, which is delayed, will lead to transfer of under Rs 3 lakh crore trillion (tn) of excess capital from the Reserve Bank to the government, which will most likely use the money for meeting regular expenses, says a report.

AgenciesUpdated: Wednesday, June 26, 2019, 02:28 PM IST
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Mumbai: The Bimal Jalan committee report, which is delayed, will lead to transfer of under Rs 3 lakh crore trillion (tn) of excess capital from the Reserve Bank to the government, which will most likely use the money for meeting regular expenses, says a report. The money will come in over three years and is most likely used for regular government spending, Japanese brokerage Nomura said in report Tuesday. The Bimal Jalan committee on the appropriate economic capital framework for RBI was formed last December, and has sought a third extension to present its report which will now be next month.

"Market expectations suggest Rs 3 lakh crore (will be) distributed staggered over years, though we believe the ultimate transfer will be lower," the brokerage said. It said there is a 45% probability for the money to be used for regular government spending and only 20% chance that it will be used for bank recapitalisation. Recouping state-run banks' capital buffers which have taken a beating due to the dud asset recognition is one of the most talked about uses for the excess RBI capital and is also backed for former chief economic advisor Arvind Subramaniam. Nomura gave a higher, 25% probability for the money to be used for retiring public debt with the RBI, and a 10% probability of no immediate transfer at all. "The evaluation of 'excess' depends on the choice of stress-testing, and ranges from the RBI being under- capitalised to an excess as high as Rs 4.5 lakh crore," it said.

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