India Considers Higher Gold Taxes
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India, the world’s largest bullion buyer, may raise taxes on gold imports to help tackle a record current-account deficit, Finance Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram said.
“We may be left with no choice but to make it a little more expensive to import gold,” Chidambaram said, reading from a statement in New Delhi today. “The matter is under the government’s consideration.”