RBI Cuts FY26 Inflation Forecast To 2% On Easing Food Prices
The RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) states that food supply prospects have improved on the back of higher kharif production, healthy rabi sowing, adequate reservoir levels
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Lok Sabha Passes Bills To Retain High Taxes On Tobacco, Pan Masala
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 4, 2025
The House has also cleared the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, which introduces a dedicated cess on pan masala and other notified sin goods
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CPI Inflation Expected To Rise In FY27 On Low Base, Says Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 3, 2025
The report notes that the forthcoming introduction of the new CPI series with a 2023-24 base year will be an important development to watch
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Sitharaman Tables Bills For New Levies On Tobacco Products
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- December 1, 2025
The Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025, seeks to replace the GST Compensation cess, which is levied on all tobacco products currently
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Fin Min Says Inflation To Remain Well-anchored
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 28, 2025
The ministry notes that agricultural activity continues to create a favourable environment for the inflation outlook
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India’s Consumption Outlook Remains Positive, Shows Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 27, 2025
The report notes that tax relief, GST rationalisation, proposed eighth pay commission, and healthy rural incomes are likely to support household spending
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Inflation Forecasts Used In MPC Resolution Unbiased, Says RBI Dy Guv
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 27, 2025
Poonam Gupta says that the central bank uses a varied set of approaches to generate its growth projections
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New Labour Codes Likely To Boost Consumption By Rs 75,000 Cr: SBI
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 25, 2025
The report says that with a saving rate of approximately 30 per cent, the implementation will result in a consumption boost around Rs 66 per person per day
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India’s Household Spending Shifting Towards Asset-building : EAC-PM Report
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 25, 2025
The report reveals that households are spending a smaller portion of the monthly per capita expenditure (MPCE) on food items
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India’s Palm Oil Imports To Surge As Prices Turn Cheaper
- by BW Retail World Bureau
- November 21, 2025
India’s palm oil imports are expected to jump nearly 20 per cent in 2025/26 as cheaper global prices revive demand, tightening supplies in Indonesia and Malaysia.