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印度政府推行快速经济改革 Indias new government has unveiled a programme for rapid economic reforms aimed at creating jobs and boosting foreign investment. 印度新政府公布了一项快速经济改革规划，旨在创造就业机会与促进外国投资。 ? The announcement by President Pranab Mukherjee included plans designed to simplify taxation and reduce inflation. ? Industrial reforms included attracting private investment to the coal and defence sectors. ? He also spoke of Indias hopes for good relations with neighbours and pledged to tackle violence against women. ? The Presidents parliamentary address was made to lawmakers elected in Prime Minister Narendra Modis landslide victory last month. ? Mr Mukherjee said that the government would introduce a general sales tax, encourage foreign investment and speed up approvals for major business projects. It would also tackle bottlenecks that make Indias food inflation the highest among major economies. ? The anti-inflationary message will be welcomed by central bank governor Raghuram Rajan, who has made lowering Indias growth-stifling high interest rates contingent on containing consumer prices. ? Indias economic expansion has slowed markedly, growing by 4.7% in the 2013-14 financial year and marking the second year of sub-5% growth. 1