India's Modi dangles tax cuts as US tariffs loom


India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses upon his arrival to attend the monsoon session of the parliament in New Delhi on July 22, 2024. - Photo: AFP file

MUMBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's push to slash consumption taxes on everyday goods could deliver billions of dollars in annual relief and boost demand in an economy bracing for painful US tariffs, experts say.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to double import duties on India from 25 to 50 percent to punish New Delhi for buying oil from Russia, saying the purchases help Moscow fund its invasion of Ukraine.

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