India discussing hike in duties to discourage non-essential imports – CNBC-TV18

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government is considering a hike in import duties for various items and wants to discourage the import of non-essential items to address current account deficit concerns, CNBC-TV18 reported on Monday citing sources.

(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta; Editing by Krishna N. Das)

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