RBI will have to look through high inflation for growth, say economists

While the inflation numbers are much above RBI's tolerance band, the central bank would rather hope an urgent reduction of taxes by the govt brings down prices in the interim

High inflation print is the price that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will have to pay to nurse a fragile growth back, say economists.  

Wholesale Price Index-based inflation rose to a record high of 12.94 per cent in May, aided by low base effect, but also because of higher fuel and commodity prices. Retail inflation, too, surprised by rising to 6.30 per cent, while the core inflation, which is the non-food and non-fuel component, rose to an 83-month high of 6.55 per cent.

These numbers are much above RBI’s upper limit of 6 per cent inflation target, but there