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Public sector pay rise to pose another inflation risk

Inflation is likely to have accelerated in November, as last year’s slump in global oil prices begins to drop out of the annual comparison. Looking ahead, the Pay Commission’s recommendation for a large rise in public sector wages is likely to add to the RBI’s already-tough challenge in meeting its medium-term inflation targets. The upshot is that there is no scope for further interest rate cuts. 

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