VOA慢速英语:印度公布恢复经济增长的发展蓝图(双语)

India Unveils Roadmap to Revive Economic Growth

印度公布恢复经济增长的发展蓝图

From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.

这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。

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.

鉴于印度经济增长速度已跌至近20年来的最低水平，印度新政府正在着手计划提高经济增长速度。印度人民党总理纳伦德拉·莫迪领导的政府的统治预计会更有利于商业的发展，承诺给予外国投资者更好的机会。

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，印度财政部长阿伦·贾特里提出了新政府的第一份财政预算，并称，印度经济的增长速度在过去两年只有5%，印度政府将会努力提高经济增长速度。

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党上台六周后提出了年度预算。该党正试图为每年进入劳力市场的100万人寻找就业机会。

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

杰特雷先生称，新预算将使政府走上更高经济增长的道路。

"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.

杰特雷说：“我在预算中将公布的步骤只是在未来三、四年朝着7%到8%的一段持续增长之旅的开始，以宏观……”

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.

印度人民和外国投资者们正在密切关注着该政府的第一份财政预算。他们想要看看莫迪总理是否能增加对国内商业的支持。他在古吉拉特邦担任首席部长时曾经深受商界欢迎。

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

该政府确实公布了一些经济改革措施来表明它确实计划帮助促进商业发展。。

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.

在国防和保险两个重要产业对外国投资者的限制率，将从26%提高到49%。印度是世界上最大的军火买家。印度是全球最大的军火买家。随着该国试图改善其公路、铁路、机场等基础设施，政府承诺将会给私营企业更大的发展空间。另外，政府还宣布了帮助制造业发展的各项措施。

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.

印度政府表示一种更简易的商品和劳务税，该税是为了使在全印度29个邦经商更简单容易。

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.

财政部长杰特雷试图减轻投资者的担忧，前政府在修改税法来改变过去的税收之后，曾对几家公司提出数十亿美元的征税主张。

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.

这位财政部长还承诺会控制政府开支。杰特雷先生说，他将把预算赤字控制在4.1%。在竞选胜利之后，政府现在正处于带来经济效益的压力之下

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

这就是本期的美国之音慢速英语经济报道的全部内容，我是马里奥·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.