Retail Budget 2025: Will policy shifts spark a gold rush? – ET Retail
New Delhi: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget on February 1, 2025, the jewellery industry remains hopeful of consumption-boosting measures. The 2024 Budget’s decision to reduce import duties on gold and silver to 6 per cent was expected to drive demand and curb smuggling. However, industry leaders argue that while…