Economy - general
Food price inflation declines to 18.65 per cent
24 Dec 2009
Pranab projects 8 per cent growth for FY09
24 Dec 2009
Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that India’s economy may grow as much as 8 per cent in the current financial year
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
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
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
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.
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