INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has stated that excise responsibility cuts on fuel prices will soften inflationGovernment's decision to cut
excise task on fuel and diesel will have a favorable impact on inflation, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) guv Shaktikanta Das said on
Wednesday.Addressing a conference, Mr Das said that food inflation is under control nevertheless core inflation continues to stay high
In such a scenario, the import tax duty cut on gas and diesel is significantly favorable for inflation
That (import tax duty cut on petrol and diesel) is substantially positive for inflation, he stated, adding that rate increase in the
country is mainly due to supply-side elements, which have been resolved by the federal government, he noted.Government has checked out
supply-side elements, especially in context of pulses and edible oils, and now very recently in context of petrol and diesel, Mr Das stated
So, food inflation, by and large, seems now under control, the RBI guv said.The peak bank chief included further though that core inflation
has stayed elevated as far as India is concerned
Up until now as India is worried, core inflation has actually remained raised, which is a policy challenge, and we are keeping an extremely
close watch on the advancement of the core inflation, he noted.Even the fuel inflation has also remained raised, and the RBI is carefully
monitoring it, Mr Das included further.The reserve bank head likewise stated that a big part of the liquidity infused during pandemic has
actually already come back to RBI
Targetted long term repo operations (TLTRO) that we gave throughout the pandemic period has come back to the RBI and out of overall
liquidity that was injected, a big part of it has actually returned, he said in his speech.In order to prevent excessive volatility in the
foreign exchange market, the central bank needed to intervene, which included a great deal of liquidity during the Coronavirus-induced
lockdown periods.He also said that all the financial procedures taken by the RBI to guarantee appropriate liquidity for all sectors hit by
the pandemic, have actually proven rather effective.Mr Das stated this while stressing that monetary policy normalisation or unwinding is
not as simple as rolling back a carpet, and is a much more intricate and long-lasting procedure.
