New Delhi, Apr 29 : Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday gave assurances that the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy and fiscal measures would help to control inflation.
“The 25 basis points hike in the Cash Reserve Ratio by the RBI, the steps taken in the last three weeks on the food front and the measures announced today together would have an impact on the price situation,” Chidambaram told members of the Lok Sabha after the passage of the Finance Bill.
“Changes in duty charges that was announced today, would have a revenue implication of Rs 1,500 crore, while those announced between the budget and now would have an impact of Rs 4,840 crore,” he added.