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'Small business will be worst hit by depreciating rupee'
Published : Aug 16, 2018, 5:38 pm IST
Updated : Aug 16, 2018, 5:38 pm IST
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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee today said the informal sector and small businesses will be worst hit by the depreciating rupee...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said the informal sector and small businesses will be worst hit by the depreciating rupee and lead to increase in the oil import bill. "After demonetisation disaster and now Rupee slide, Rupee crashes to its lowest ever. We are very concerned," the chief minister tweeted. "Oil imports bill will now jump. Prices of vegetables will go up.

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After the demonetisation disaster and now Rupee slide, informal sector and small businesses will be further killed. (sic) Farmer distress will be compounded... Time is running out. The writing is on the wall!! #RupeeCrash", she said. The rupee today slumped 43 paise against the dollar to trade at a lifetime low of 70.32 on strong demand for the US currency.

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