The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Rice federation tells T.N. Chief Minister to take up waiver for rice with GST Council
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The Hindu Bureau
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The Federation of Tamil Nadu Rice Mill Owners has requested the state government to advocate for a GST waiver on rice at the upcoming GST Council meeting. Millers argue that the tax on small-quantity rice packs disproportionately affects low-income consumers.
Paddy and rice millers have urged the Tamil Nadu government, under Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, to take up the issue of Goods and Services Tax (GST) waiver for rice, an essential commodity, with the Centre and the GST Council.
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