SURAT: Sensing trouble from the textile community in the country's largest man-made fabric (MMF) hub over the unresolved demands on Goods and Service Tax (GST), the local BJP leaders have started a damage control exercise with their bosses in New Delhi.
In the last few days, the local BJP leaders have met Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to resolve the pending demands of the textile sectors.
On Tuesday, senior BJP leaders, including Navsari MP CR Paatil, Surat MP Darshana Jardosh, Majura assembly seat MLA Harsh Sanghavi, minister of state Nanu Vanani and other rushed to New Delhi to meet revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia to appraise him about the ground situation prevailing in Surat and also presented a long list of demands on GST issues. A list of representation given to Adhia was sent to the media and made viral on the social media groups, including Whatsapp and Twitter, to draw the attention of the textile community.
The local BJP leaders gave a detailed list of the demands approved by the GST Council and those given in-principle approval. Some of the demands mentioned in the official communique include allowing transporters to take the bookings of textile goods parcel order from the unregistered traders having annual turnover worth Rs 20 lakh; 5% GST on unstitched salwar kameez, basic customs duty (BCD) on imported fabrics raised from 10% to 25% to name a few. A strong demand, according to the official release, was made to the revenue secretary to abolish the filing of GSTR-3, limit of Rs 2 crore under composite scheme.
One of the important issue raised by the local BJP leader was that the GST law is new. However, the MPs and legislators should be given proper knowledge of the law, till then there should be no penalty or fine on the implementation of GST for a year.
"Even the BJP MPs and MLAs are well aware of the fact that any new taxation implemented in the country needs a time frame of at least one year for the perfect implementation. First, the traders, MPs, MLAs, customs officials should be trained for a year in order to migrate to the new taxation system. This government failed to do so and the entire trade and commerce and general public is suffering," a textile trader Ganpat Jain said.
In the last few days, the local BJP leaders have met Union finance minister Arun Jaitley to resolve the pending demands of the textile sectors.
On Tuesday, senior BJP leaders, including Navsari MP CR Paatil, Surat MP Darshana Jardosh, Majura assembly seat MLA Harsh Sanghavi, minister of state Nanu Vanani and other rushed to New Delhi to meet revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia to appraise him about the ground situation prevailing in Surat and also presented a long list of demands on GST issues. A list of representation given to Adhia was sent to the media and made viral on the social media groups, including Whatsapp and Twitter, to draw the attention of the textile community.
The local BJP leaders gave a detailed list of the demands approved by the GST Council and those given in-principle approval. Some of the demands mentioned in the official communique include allowing transporters to take the bookings of textile goods parcel order from the unregistered traders having annual turnover worth Rs 20 lakh; 5% GST on unstitched salwar kameez, basic customs duty (BCD) on imported fabrics raised from 10% to 25% to name a few. A strong demand, according to the official release, was made to the revenue secretary to abolish the filing of GSTR-3, limit of Rs 2 crore under composite scheme.
One of the important issue raised by the local BJP leader was that the GST law is new. However, the MPs and legislators should be given proper knowledge of the law, till then there should be no penalty or fine on the implementation of GST for a year.
"Even the BJP MPs and MLAs are well aware of the fact that any new taxation implemented in the country needs a time frame of at least one year for the perfect implementation. First, the traders, MPs, MLAs, customs officials should be trained for a year in order to migrate to the new taxation system. This government failed to do so and the entire trade and commerce and general public is suffering," a textile trader Ganpat Jain said.
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