- Government planning major rejig of Customs duty and GST
- Identified products with inverted duty structure affecting trade and manufacturing competitiveness
- Products include washing machines, air purifiers, solar glass, paper, furniture, apparel, and jewellery
- Inverted duty structure makes imports of finished products cheaper than raw materials
- Ministry of Commerce and Industry shared list of products with Finance Ministry for correction
- Examples of inverted duty structure in paper, washing machines, air purifiers, apparel, and solar glass
- Suggestions to address inverted duty structure may be included in upcoming full budget presentation by new government
Source: msn.com
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