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India likely to hike import duties on Tuesday: FM

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Reuters NEW DELHI

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is likely to announce an increase in import taxes on certain items later on Tuesday, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters, the latest move by the government to contain the current account deficit.

On Monday, Chidambaram unveiled plans to narrow the current account deficit and defend the rupee currency as concerns about the slowing economy deepened.

(Reporting by Manoj Kumar; Editing by John Chalmers)

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First Published: Aug 13 2013 | 12:48 PM IST

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