One Year After Demonetisation – Cash is Still King

Gold Silver Reports – Soon after demonetisation was announced on 8 November last year, it was projected as part of a broader push towards a cashless economy. Several ministers and government officials claimed that this would nudge Indians to rely on non-cash or digital payments.

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Full Text of RBI’s Monetary Policy Minutes

Gold Silver Reports – Full Text of RBI Monetary Policy Minutes -Worry that rising consumer prices will threaten the Indian central bank’s inflation target of 4% led the majority of the Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee to vote to keep rates steady, according to minutes issued on Wednesday. Here is the full text of the bi-monthly monetary policy statement of RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee.

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What GST Means for the Jewellery Sector

Gold Silver Reports – The GST (goods and services tax) rate on gold jewellery is fixed at 3%. While it is higher than the earlier tax on gold, the GST rate is lower than expectations of a 5% rate and that is a relief.

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