Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Raise Interest Rates For A Sound Economy

......As the previous Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbarao argued towards the later part of his governorship, interest costs did not determine investment decisions since it was less than 3% of revenues. But the interest rate, or the returns, is a deciding factor for an individual in choosing between financial savings and physical assets. However much one would preach the virtues of equity, or mutual funds investments, Indians' natural choice is a bank deposit. The mutual fund industry's two-decade wait for individual savings to flow into its coffers is a testimony to it. If the banking system pushing up deposit rates well above 10% (yet to happen, but the danger is real) is not welcome, the government should consider correcting a lopsided tax policy. ..............

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