Replying to a short duration discussion on the “rising prices of essential items” in Rajya Sabha on August 2, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Centre was not denying the fact that there was price rise. She said the Centre was taking constant efforts to check prices of essential items such as tomato, onion, potato, pulses and edible oil. She denied the charges by the Opposition that the Centre was denying share of cess and duties on petroleum products. She added that the country’s macro economic fundamentals were strong.
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