Inflation rate still at unacceptable levels: D Subbarao

26 Sep 2012 Evaluate

Watering down the speculation of a rate cut, the Reserve Bank of India’s Governor D Subbarao has said that inflation rate is still at unacceptable levels and efforts should be made to rein in prices further to provide relief, especially, to poor people. He said that rising prices, had affected one and all and that it was one of the bank's priorities to contain it.

Subbarao said, 'In the last two years, we have been able to bring down the rate of inflation but I admit that inflation is still high and it should further come down.’  He further said that Rs 5 per litre diesel price hike would raise inflation rate in the short run and might cause inflation but in long term it is good for economy including for inflation.

He also expressed hope that banks would lower their lending rate in response to the recent cut in the CRR and it is a challenge for banks to keep the lending rates low. Last week, Reserve Bank reduced CRR by 0.25 per cent but refrained from reducing lending rates in view of high inflation. The RBI decision released Rs 17,000 crore of primary liquidity into the system, which the apex bank said would ensure adequate flow of credit to productive sectors of the economy.

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