A top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said the spending of the Indian government on fuel subsidy is mainly benefiting the rich and not the poor. Laura Papi, Assistant Director, Asia and Pacific Department at the fund said it would take 1/10th of the current expenditure on subsidy to benefit the bottom 40 per cent of the population
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Indian airports need Rs 670 bn investment in 5 yrs
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh informed reporters that according to current estimates, Indian airports would require an investment of about Rs 67,000 crore during the next five years alone of which 75 per cent is likely to be contributed by the private sector. It may be noted that the government approved 15 more airports under the Greenfield Airports policy with majority of them being developed under the public priva
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Minister seeks suggestion on implementing dual price system
Pointing out the difficulty in selling diesel at two different rates at the same petrol pump, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said the government is open to suggestions on implementing dual rates provided two different prices does not “lead to black marketing”. Speaking at the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the government knocked some heads together to see if it is possible to have dual prices of diesel at the same retail outle
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Brokerage expects progressive hike in fuel prices
In a recent research note, securities firm Angel Broking said it expects the government to raise diesel prices progressively during the calendar year 2013 and 2014. This may reduce subsidy burden for state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) and upstream oil companies, the note said. The brokerage further said that the recent hike in diesel price was in line with its expectations as government had permitted OMCs to make small price hikes in prices of dies
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Moody’s raises concern on IOC’s debt level
Moody's Investors Service warned about the record high level of borrowing of State-run refiner Indian Oil Corp and said its debt partially offset the improvement in margins of the company during October-December 2012 quarter. The company's borrowings at end-2012 increased to Rs 94,900 crore as against Rs 75,400 crore as of March 201
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Moody’s raises concern on IOC’s debt level
Moody's Investors Service warned about the record high level of borrowing of State-run refiner Indian Oil Corp and said its debt partially offset the improvement in margins of the company during October-December 2012 quarter. The company's borrowings at end-2012 increased to Rs 94,900 crore as against Rs 75,400 crore as of March 201
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Brokerage expects progressive hike in fuel prices
In a recent research note, securities firm Angel Broking said it expects the government to raise diesel prices progressively during the calendar year 2013 and 2014. This may reduce subsidy burden for state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) and upstream oil companies, the note said. The brokerage further said that the recent hike in diesel price was in line with its expectations as government had permitted OMCs to make small price hikes in prices of dies
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Net profit of GAIL rises 18%
The net profit of state-run gas transmission major GAIL grew 18 percent to Rs 1,285 crore during Oct-Dec 2012 quarter. The rise in the bottomline is attributed to a low subsidy burden and good performance of its petrochemicals division after a recent expansion
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Net profit of GAIL rises 18%
The net profit of state-run gas transmission major GAIL grew 18 percent to Rs 1,285 crore during Oct-Dec 2012 quarter. The rise in the bottomline is attributed to a low subsidy burden and good performance of its petrochemicals division after a recent expansion
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Experts suggest aggressive steps on oil pricing reforms
Some industry observers and experts are not satisfied with the move to de-control diesel prices partially by the government and they seek more aggressive steps on this front. It may be recalled that recently, the government allowed oil marketing companies (OMCs) to raise diesel price