The Economists C. Rangarajan and K.R. Shanmugam of the Madras School of Economics carried out the study by covering different facets of the State economy.
Tamil Nadu’s public debt has neither “adversely affected” the growth nor “supported” it.
This finding was with reference to the period from 2005-06 to 2022-23 when the public debt-Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) ratio had a negative effect on real economic growth, but it was “not significant”.
However, they cautioned that in future, a “higher debt ratio may adversely affect growth”.
They also observed that “reduction in the debt-GSDP ratio may induce growth”.
Analysing the pattern of the ratio over the years, in 2016-17 that the ratio had exceeded 20%.
This is the sustainable level recommended by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Review Committee in 2017.