<h1>Economic Survey projects 6.87.2% growth and prescribes tax simplification, Swadeshi strategy, finance and regulatory reforms to bolster exports</h1> The Economic Survey projects 6.87.2% GDP growth for the next fiscal and attributes medium-term upgrade in growth potential to structural reforms; this underpins recommendations to sustain investment and consumption-led expansion. It prescribes a shift to a disciplined 'Swadeshi' strategy for strategic indispensability, proposing a National Input Cost Reduction initiative to bolster export resilience. It recommends tax measures including simplification under new income tax legislation to encourage voluntary compliance and reducing tax on debt instruments to lower cost of capital. Regulatory prescriptions include age limits on social media, marketing restrictions on ultra-processed foods, reshaping gig work terms, and exempting confidential reports under RTI.