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Not looking at tax on inflows: Ahluwalia

Source REUTERS
Last Updated: Fri, Nov 20, 2009 11:42 hrs
Ahluwalia says not looking at tax on inflows

India is not considering imposing a tax to curb capital inflows, and wants the inflows to rise a little more, the deputy chairman of the government's planning commission told Reuters on Friday.

"It (capital flows) is rising but we want it to rise a little bit more," Montek Singh Ahluwalia said.

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Asked if there was a possibility of India imposing a tax to curb capital inflows, he said, "I don't, certainly not".

He said foreign fund inflows were needed for developing infrastructure, and were unlikely to create asset price bubbles.

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