Inflation has averaged at 9% in FY11
Jan. 24: The Union finance ministry has said that the average inflation would be nine per cent for this financial year as compared to 3.8 per cent in the previous year. The wholesale inflation was 8.4
Faster price rise worries RBI
Jan. 24: A day before coming out with the credit policy, the Reserve Bank of India again underlined its single biggest fear — rising prices or inflation. The central bank has expressed a fear that ris
Centre may hike income-tax slabs
New Delhi, Jan. 16: In what would bring some cheer to the tax payer, the government could increase the personal income-tax exemption level in the forthcoming Union Budget. Rising prices over the past
PM dons economist hat
Jan. 13: Battling criticism for its failure to check rising prices, the Congress-led UPA government on Thursday sought to reassure the common man by reiterating the steps it is taking to check the upw
India Inc’s Q3 profits may dip
Jan. 9: It is not just the common man who has to bother about the rising prices and increasing interest rates — corporate India isn’t immune either. The first week of the New Year has been unkind to
Pranab says rising prices a worry; asks RBI to take measures
Ahead of monetary review by RBI next week, the government on Saturday expressed concern over rising food prices and advised the central bank to take "whatever" measures required to bring them down whi
Rising prices not government failure: Pranab
New Delhi, July 28: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday welcomed a debate on the rising prices which, he said, was not a government failure and could be discussed but not voted on.
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