
Overseas credit card spends come under LRS, to attract 20% TCS
Credit card spends on foreign trips will now attract 20% TCS from July 1
Credit card spends on foreign trips will now attract 20% TCS from July 1
The report notes that the current monetary system has repeatedly been criticised by senior policy makers, due to the stresses created outside the United States from major shifts in US monetary policy.
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed FPIs to purchase more government securities under the fully accessible route.
The country's forex reserves decreased from $635.36 billion at the end of September 2021 to $607.31 billion at the end of March 2022, shows RBI data.
Two-pronged transformations in the global financial system will result in swifter downfall of the dollar.
The big question is how much more foreign exchange will the Reserve Bank of India buy, and why?
Since April 2001 foreign exchange reserves grew 11.15 times to $476.09 billion in mid-February; the RBI may add $21 billion more by March 2021, according to a BofA Securities report.
In the week ended October 4, India’s forex kitty swelled to an all-time high of $437.8 billion. In the 471 weeks from October 2010, it has crossed the $400-billion mark 81 times.
Based on the Bimal Jalan committee recommendations, the central bank decides to transfer ₹52,637 crore of excess provisions, apart from ₹1,23,414 crore of surplus for FY19.
Corporate revenue growth seen around 5-6% in the first quarter of FY20 because of a broad-based slowdown in consumption.