India targets single-digit tariffs on most items by FY28 Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India aims to bring tariffs on most items to single digits by the FY2027-28 Budget, with limited exceptions. The proposed rationalisation could lower import costs and reshape pricing across consumer and retail categories.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India aims to reduce tariffs on most items to single digits by the FY2027-28 Budget, with limited exceptions. The tariff rationalisation could affect import costs and pricing across Indian consumer and retail categories.
Why this matters
The tariff plan follows India’s refusal of US ethanol-import concessions for E20 blending, an extension of electronics supply-chain incentives to 2041, and potential public pulses releases to cool retail prices.
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