全球最大黄金买家——印度周一上调了黄金进口税，这是该国10个月来的第二次上调。印度希望降低国内市场对黄金的需求，黄金进口是印度巨额经常帐赤字的“最大贡献者”之一。

The world's largest gold buyers, India on Monday raised gold import duty,This is the country's ten months to raise the second.India hopes to reduce the domestic market demand for gold,Gold import is India huge current account deficit"Largest contributor"of.

　　印度政府宣布，把黄金进口税从4%上调至6%，立即生效。政府还把铂金税率由4%上调至6%。

India's government announced,The gold import rise to 6% from 4%,Effective immediately.The government also platinum rate rise to 6% from 4%.

　　税率上调将可能抑制印度的黄金需求。根据印度央行，约有80%的经常帐赤字是因黄金进口造成的。近期数据显示，印度第三季度经常帐赤字创下223亿美元的纪录值，占GDP的5.4%。巨额赤字也使得印度货币卢比承压，其2012年对美元贬值了3%。

Tax rate will increase may inhibit the gold demand in India.According to the reserve bank of India,About 80% of the current account deficit is caused by imported for gold.Recent figures show that,In the third quarter of India's current-account deficit reached a record $22.3 billion value,5.4% of GDP.Huge deficit also makes India currency rupee confined,Its 2012 to 3% of the dollar.

　　在印度，黄金进口额仅次于原油。该国经济事务部长Arvind Mayaram说，本财年的前9个月，即2012年4-12月期间，印度进口了380亿美元的黄金。上一财年，印度总共进口了565亿美元黄金。

In India,Gold after crude oil imports.The country's economic affairs minister Arvind Mayaram said,The first nine months of the year,In the year 2012 4 to 12 month period,India imported 38 billion dollars worth of gold.Last fiscal year,India imports a total of $56.5 billion gold.

　　去年3月份，印度曾上调过一次黄金进口税，将其从2%上调至4%。

In march last year,India has raised a gold import duty,The rise to 4% from 2%.

　　尽管3月的税率上调和卢比贬值已经削弱了黄金需求，但政府仍认为黄金进口过多。

Although march rate increase and the rupee has weakened the gold demand,But the government still think too much gold imports.

　　Mayaram说，政府还将允许黄金ETF把一部分黄金储备存在银行。政府希望这将帮助满足国内需求，阻止进口增长。

Mayaram said,The government will also allow gold ETF part the gold reserves in the bank.The government hopes that will help meet the domestic demand,Stop import growth.

　　Mayaram说：“我们相信黄金进口将得到抑制，不仅仅是因为进口税上调，还因为ETF解锁了它们的黄金储备，使得有额外的黄金供应流入市场。”

Mayaram said:"We believe that the gold imports will be suppressed,Not just because of import duty raised,But also because ETF unlock their gold reserves,Make additional gold supply into the market."

　　不过，交易员们表达了对税率上调的担忧。他们说，这可能导致人们通过非法渠道，从税率较低的邻国处获取黄金。

but,Traders expressed rate raised concerns.They say,This can lead to people through illegal channels,From the tax rate lower neighboring place for gold.