New Delhi: G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors have agreed to avoid any premature withdrawal of support measures, while preserving financial stability and long-term fiscal sustainability, and safeguarding against downside risks and negative spillovers.
They decided on this line while participating in the Fourth G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) Meeting under the Italian Presidency held on 13 October, 2021 in Washington D.C. on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman noted that for transitioning from crisis to recovery, one of the major challenges is ensuring equitable access to vaccines for all.
Union Finance Minister suggested that keeping up the support, building resilience, enhancing productivity and structural reforms should be our policy goals.
Union Finance Minister appreciated the role of G20 in rallying pandemic response and supporting vulnerable countries through debt relief measures and the new SDR allocation.
Going forward, Ms.Sitharaman suggested on focusing efforts on making the benefits reach the intended countries.
Finance Minister joined the G20 Ministers and Governors in agreeing on the need for strengthening efforts to counter climate change.
She stressed that considering the varied policy spaces and different starting points of countries, the centrality of climate justice based on United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change and principles of Paris Agreement would be critical for taking forward discussions towards successful outcomes.
For addressing tax challenges arising from the digitalization of the economy, the G20 FMCBGs endorsed the final agreement as set out in the Statement on a two-pillar solution and the Detailed Implementation Plan released by the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) on 8 October, 2021.
The meeting concluded with the G20 FMCBGs reaffirming their commitment to advance the forward-looking agenda set in the G20 Action Plan to steer the global economy towards a strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth.
