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PPF rate may rise but do we have money to save?

The proposed rise in the rate of interest on public provident fund (PPF) brings cheers among common people, who are grappling with the sharp increase in their monthly expenditure due to high rate of inflation. Delving deep, one however, needs to understand that this measure is no cushion to inflation demon, said financial experts.

June 09, 2011 / 15:56 IST
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Saikat Das
Moneycontrol.com


Talks of a rise in the rate of interest on public provident fund (PPF) is bound to cheer up the common man, who would want to freeze their long term money at  elevated interest rates.  "On the face of spiralling inflation, do investors save to park more money in PPF?" is the question raised by financial experts.

first published: Jun 9, 2011 12:57 pm

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