Pakistan is also considering imposing the flood Levy on those higher income brackets who are earning lofty profits in recent years and also said adjuster will be used to hike the budget deficit target envisaged at 4.9 per cent of GDP on eve of the budget for 2022-23.
At 9.19 am, BSE 30-share Sensex declined 79.17 points to 62,574.36 while broad-based Nifty also lost 27 points and was at 16,633.20 level. The majority of the key indices across the world's stock exchanges were trading in the losses during morning trade.
The company said it has been absorbing a significant portion of the increased costs, but the steep rise in overall input costs has compelled it to pass on some proportion through this minimal price hike.
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The domestic markets snapped their four-day losing run and ended with gains, picking up cues from the Monetary Policy Committee's decision to slow down the hike of repo rates.
The company said the reasons for the price hike are to partially offset the impact of constant increases in input costs largely driven by pricier commodities, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, inflation and also due to regulatory obligations.
The Chairman of the country's largest bank said, "A visible improvement in consumer and business confidence as per RBI surveys augurs well for the future growth outlook. Imparting operational flexibility to banks in managing their investment in HTM (Held to Maturity) limit will have an order