FATIA seeks steps to remove anomalies in GST

The executive committee meeting of the Federation of All Trade and Industries Associations of Erode District (FATIA) was held in Erode. FATIA President Rajamanickam, functionaries Ravichandran, Muruganandam, Murthy, and Thulasimani were present. GST Legal Advisor Karunakaran participated as a special invitee and explained GST 2.0. In this meeting, the Federation thanked the Industrial Commissioner for consulting with the Federation’s executives to select a venue for holding the buyer-seller meeting in Erode district and for deciding to announce the date for the meeting after Diwali.
FATIA’s demands: property tax has been increased by 6 percent every year. The Tamil Nadu government should take steps to reduce property tax. The tax collection in the name of trade license should be avoided. North Indian food items such as chapati, parotta, and appalam have been completely tax exempted. So, the Union Finance Minister should take steps to exempt South Indian food items such as idli and dosa, which are the symbols of Tamil Nadu, from VAT. The GST Act stipulates that if the weight of a package of grains like rice is more than 25 kg, there is no tax and if it is less than 25 kg, GST should be paid. It is a tax imposed on the poor and underprivileged. GST should be removed from other types of food and grains. Manufacturers of notebooks and graph paper have been exempted from VAT on paper. GST on paper is also exempted when sellers sell notebooks to schools and colleges. However, tax is levied on notebooks, exercise notebooks and paper sold by sellers to the public. There is a tax of 18 percent on uncounted paper and graph paper. In this regard, the confusions in the government order should be clarified and all papers should be exempted from VAT.