Is the drop in the Inflation rate a respite?
Inflation has been pinching India’s poor and working-class every day now. Even if the rates have declined, the majority of the country is still spending a large share of their incomes on essentials. The Govt needs to think beyond the repo rate and help a large section of society by lowering indirect taxes, helping the micro sector and stabilizing the prices of essential items.Thanks for listening to this podcast for more news and analysis go to our website www.cenfa.org and keep listening to You, Me and the Economy.Story and production: Kavita Kabeer, Jimmy JamesGuest Inputs: Prof. Arun KumarProduction support: Haripriya Harshan