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Gathering gold dust

Now it is no secret that the finance ministry has armed itself with a broom to sweep revenue from any source it can. The duty structure on gold and other precious metals has been revised. Instead of a fixed rate, import duty will be now levied at 2% of the value of the metal. As a result, the government hopes to garner Rs. 600 crore-odd in the remaining months of this fiscal year.

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