Tyre dealers demand scrapping of 10% import duty
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Tyre dealers have asked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to abolish the The AITDF accused the domestic tyre manufacturers of charging very high and in spite of the fact that the prices of raw material have come down significantly.
“The tyre dealers demanded abolition of 10% duty to counter the domestic tyre cartel," the AITDF said in a statement.
Earlier, the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) had demanded an increase in import duty from 10% to 20%. According to
“For successful implementation of ‘Make in India’ campaign and to promote domestic manufacturing, it is important that import of finished products attract duties at least as much, if not more, than what is levied on raw materials,” said Raghupati Singhania, chairman of ATMA.
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