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“Risk to inflation trajectory, if monsoon turns out to be weak”

Generally, the momentum for prices is higher in the first half of the financial year. The retail inflation trajectory faces risk if monsoon turns out to be “weak”, as the.

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‘Q1 growth maintains pace of Q4FY24’

The RBI’s monetary policy statement for June has pegged the first quarter growth at 7.3%, and the entire FY25 growth at 7.2%. Current high-frequency indicators of economic activity suggest that.

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GST Council Meet on June 22: What’s on the agenda? Read here to know more

Industry is looking at discussions during the GST Council meeting on the revival of a plan to restructure the complex multiple-rate tax structure, with GST revenue having already risen significantly..

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Sharper MSP hikes for pulses, oil seeds; paddy support price up just 5.4%

The MSP for paddy was fixed at Rs 2,183/quintal for the last kharif season, which was up 7% on year. The Cabinet on Wednesday approved increases in the range of.

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Rising market offer good opportunity for PSU divestments: Experts

In the interim budget, the government set a goal of raising Rs 50,000 crore through divestment, monetisation of public assets, and capital receipts for the financial year 2024-25. As the.

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States get Rs 10,000-crore as capex loans so far in FY25; total sanctions at Rs 15,000 crore

Of the Rs 1.3 trillion capex support provided for states in the interim budget for FY25, Rs 55,000 crore in untied capex loans, rolled out from April 1. The Centre.

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GST Council eases compliance norms

Anti-profiteering mechanism only till FY25-end The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on Saturday announced several steps to ease the compliance burden of taxpayers and reduce litigation, tweaked the rates.

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Exports up 9% in May on low base, trade deficit widens

The rise in outward shipments of goods in May was the highest since February (11.9%), and was much above the subdued trend seen most of the recent months, but it.

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Pulses prices to soften from next month on robust imports, kharif arrival: Govt

Khare asserted that the government would take all necessary measures to boost domestic availability and keep retail prices under check. Price of pulses, which had been at elevated levels over.

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Why did WPI inflation double in May: How can rainfall help keep inflation in check – Here is all you need to know

There is a hope that inflation in food articles is expected to rationalize by September/October 2024 on the back of a prediction of a normal monsoon, though the uneven distribution.

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