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India to spend 2.5 trillion rupees on food, fertiliser and fuel subsidies in 2014/2015

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Reuters NEW DELHI
Last Updated : Feb 17 2014 | 12:40 PM IST

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's total spending on food, fertilisers and fuel subsidies will be 2.5 trillion rupees in 2014/15, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said on Monday.

He was presenting an interim budget in parliament to tide public finances over until a new government is formed after elections due by May.

(Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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First Published: Feb 17 2014 | 12:32 PM IST

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