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Food prices will come down in January: Montek
23 Dec 2009
Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia saiys that the that he expects food prices to come down in January
Rising prices may prompt RBI action: PM adviser
21 Dec 2009
GST implementation by 1 April looking doubtful
21 Dec 2009
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Government to tax employee perquisites effective 1 April 2009
19 Dec 2009
The tax burden of perquisites that was on the employer, would now be on the employees
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Growth to top 7.75 per cent in fiscal 2010, inflationary concerns to remain
19 Dec 2009
The meeting between RBI governor D Subbarao and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has fuelled speculation of a tightening of monetary policy earlier than expected to check inflation
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Food price inflation nears 20 per cent
17 Dec 2009
The wholesale price inflation rate for food articles stood at 19.95 per cent during the week ended 5 December 2009 as prices of essentials continued to rise.
Former Singapore PM Lee Kuan Yew moots four-pronged strategy for India to grow beyond 8-9 per cent
17 Dec 2009
‘Mega food parks’ likely to get SEZ status
11 Dec 2009
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