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goods from Daman and Vapi are being prevented across the country and there were some changes that
to come into Maharashtra their units have not happened because of the efforts of industry associations
been registered with Maharashtra Pollution Control and especially you. Can you give some details about how
Board. However there is no provision to register a it was and how could you were able to communicate
manufacturer from one state in all states of India. between the government and industry?
So these are tithing troubles but this tithing troubles ● When GST started many of our plastics products were
are stopping industries in track their inconvenience rated at 28% which was tremendously high taxation
to consumers and users and it is leading to lot of heat rate which would have impacted industry in a very
burn, corruptions, and legal cases. This is not fair, this major manner. When the competing material, same
is not the way we expected country to become mighty product with competing material were taxed at 18%
that India is going to be in future. We got to be fair Plastics Products were at 28%. We went around, we
to people, rule of law should be based on educated explained to the authorities, to ministers, central
enforcement of law, educated making of law. Orders government and ultimately around, just before
which come out without any basis and studies and Gujarat elections it was declared that from 28% it is
implementations i.e. ground level reality, the officers coming to 18%. There was a major breakthrough and
themselves do not understand this implications of law I think with that a major huddle to growth has been
and what they are implementing at the ground level is removed. However there are so many other issues
very different and difficult. There is huge amount of which we are pledging to the industry i.e. There is
confusion in end users as to what is banned and what little confusion about classification of some products
is not banned. Between two cities, two municipalities, within HS Codes for eg, Members from Toys Industries
two officers there are opinions differences. Such who are making PVC dough, now there is an advance
things are not fair to anybody concerned and what we ruling which says it should be taxed under 18%;
wish is that the government should listen to people when Toy sector itself was under 12%, so for last so
and help us to solve the problem. When we pay much time people were taxed at 12% and suddenly a
18% GST, when we pay nearly between to 20% - 30% pre-ruling says it should be taxes at 18%. The fact is
income tax and every stake own of every business is excise department in earlier ruling had clearly said
less than 5%, so please understand government is our that it is toy item so it should be charged at 12%.
major partner in our businesses. We want government So such changes or confusions means that there are
to take responsibility like a partner because then it a lot of retailers that should be penalized because
will be growth for everybody. India need to be ready they can’t go to the consumers and ask for higher
to provide deploy, world’s largest work force then rates. Lot of traders and manufacturers will come
India will be ready by 2025 productively employ a into trouble by retrospective effect of such changes
generation of young Indians for higher aspirations. We in the rate. This also lives room for inspector-raj
can only do it, if we make it rewarding for businesses and leading to corruption as far as possible if there
to set up and operate in India with ease of doing was one country one rate such problem will vanish.
business with Make In India successful. It can only Today there are lot of items which are imported and
happen when the current manufacturers are given exported out of India and we have seen that the same
due respect, due space and they are being heard to items which are imported in different ports carry
remove their difficulty and as this changeover to the different HS Codes and same items exported outside
new system is little smoother littler easier it will make of India when it is received in different countries is
life easier to everybody
cleared under in different HS Codes. So HS Codes
Sir you are talking about GST and I am aware that classifications is not so sacrosanct that there cannot
you are communicating with the government and all be misunderstanding in between classification within
the associations and representing all the associations the government officers itself even there were 4

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