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Govt hikes EPF rate to 9.5%

Last updated on: February 02, 2005 21:07 IST

The government on Wednesday night decided to hike the interest rate on Employees Provident Fund to 9.5 per cent for 2004-05.

This was announced by Finance Minister P Chidambaram after a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

This is 1 per cent higher than the interim rate of 8.5 per cent announced for 2004-05.

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