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Allaying apprehensions over the Centre’s timing of exiting the stimulus mode in the wake of the RBI’s toughening monetary stance, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday last clearly clarified that the withdrawal of fiscal packages might not come before the end of 2009-10 as he would take a call on the policy issue only after scrutinising the growth numbers of the second and the third quarters.

Speaking at the ‘Hindustan Times Leadership Summit’, Mr. Mukherjee revealed that he wo ...