- 06 Dec 2025 05:27 PM
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The week in charts: GDP puzzle, GST hit, FDI inflows, slowing industrial production
In this weekly Plain Facts compilation, we present to you data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by.
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- 06 Dec 2025 05:39 PM
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Indian economy to grow 7% or more in FY26; customs next big reform area: Sitharaman
Finance minister Sitharaman emphasized a major reform of India's customs duty structure and projected a 7% economic growth this fiscal year. The minister talks about rupee, consumtion and more
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- 06 Dec 2025 05:35 PM
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FM interview: Rupee will find its way, says Nirmala Sitharaman at HTLS 2025
Speaking at HTLS 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discussed the Indian rupee's performance against the dollar, emphasising the need to focus on current economic fundamentals. Despite the rupee's decline, she remains optimistic about India's growth trajectory.
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- 06 Dec 2025 05:32 PM
Customs duty simplification to be next major reform push, says Sitharaman
Sitharaman said the proposed reforms would be similar to the reforms and simplification in the Income Tax Act
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- 06 Dec 2025 05:21 PM
Govt moves to nix any pan masala cess-dodging tactics
The government plans to implement capacity-based taxation on pan masala variants to combat tax evasion. The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill 2025 was approved, allowing quick inclusion of similar products, with proceeds aimed at funding public health and national defense initiatives.
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- 05 Dec 2025 06:04 PM
RBI Policy: MPC cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 5.25%
RBI Policy: A Mint poll of 13 economists showed that nine expected a pause in the repo rate, while four had anticipated a 25-basis point cut to 5.25%.
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- 05 Dec 2025 06:13 PM
How to get personal loans without salary slips using alternative income proofs and a strong credit profile
Self-employed or informal income? Learn how to secure a personal loan by leveraging alternative income documents (ITR, GST, bank statements) and maintaining an excellent credit score above 750.
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- 04 Dec 2025 04:56 PM
GDP data-quality debate ill-informed, says FM; base year shift from 27 February
The finance minister said India’s inflation management and economic resilience were acknowledged by the IMF, and called recent debate over data quality “ill-informed”.
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- 03 Dec 2025 06:31 PM
Government Explains How GST Rate Cut Benefits Must Reach Consumers
The Government clarified how it ensures that consumers receive the full benefits of GST rate reductions across goods and services. Following the rationalisation of GST rates in the 56th GST Council meeting on 3 September 2025, the CBIC began monitoring prices of key commodities, including packaged foods and medicines, to verify that companies and traders passed on the reduced tax burden to consumers.
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- 03 Dec 2025 06:26 PM
For a sustainably higher growth path, India mustn’t just mobilize more labour and capital but deploy them more efficient
India has recorded GDP growth that makes Viksit Bharat status look reachable, but a closer look reveals that capital deepening has weakened while productivity has been stagnant. This presents a challenge for policymakers who must work out how to push up the economy’s growth trajectory.
India is at the threshold of one of the most promising economic decades in its modern history, yet the hard arithmetic underlying growth reflects a more fragile situation than our headline GDP figures suggest.