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New Delhi: Most of the “common man items” are proposed to be moved to the lower GST slab rate of 5 per cent under the GST rationalisation initiative, government sources said on Friday, noting that the Centre will closely engage with states to build a broad-based consensus in the coming weeks.The sources said that food…
New Delhi: New Zealand’s food prices rose 5 per cent in the year to July 2025, up from 4.6 per cent the year before, the statistics department Stats NZ said on Friday. The grocery food group rose 5.1 per cent, led by dairy price hikes, with milk up 16 per cent, butter 42.2 per cent,…
New Delhi: Wholesale price inflation rose to 2.37 per cent in December 2024, led by spike in manufactured products even though prices of food items eased, government data released on Tuesday showed. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) based inflation was 1.89 per cent in November 2024. It was 0.86 per cent in December 2023. As…
Published By: Mohammad Haris Last Updated: September 20, 2024, 18:18 IST Consumer price index inflation came in below the Reserve Bank’s target for the second consecutive month in August, although in light of the recent experience, food price volatility remains a contingent risk. The September Bulletin says that global economic activity is slowing down while…