The RBI’s annual dividend transfer to the Finance Ministry will do little to ease the strains on the public finances, and the central budget deficit still looks set to widen sharply this year. On a more positive note, the increasing likelihood of a bumper crop harvest during this year’s monsoon should help to boost agriculture output and anchor food inflation.
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