Union Budget 2021: Manufacturing sector expects tax reforms, support for expansion of distribution, supply chain As India moves ahead on its growth trajectory, with partial recovery from COVID-19, a strong impetus in manufacturing through the Union Budget 2021 is crucial FP Staff January 31, 2021 20:48:22 IST Representational image.
In its December
State of the Economy report, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) revealed that the nation is emerging from the economic slump much faster than anticipated. As India moves ahead on its growth trajectory, with partial recovery from COVID-19 , a strong impetus in manufacturing through the Union Budget-2021 is crucial, say major players in the sector.
Budget21-22 must set aside threat for India becoming dumping ground for global Al scrap
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Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2019 in the Lok Sabha, on July 5, 2019. (Photo: IANS/LSTV). Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 27 : India has been caught in a pincer by a torrent of cheap inflow of aluminum and scrap imports majorly from China as well as the United States.
In FY20, there has been a 327 per cent increase in the imports of aluminium scrap from US into India compared to the levels in FY15.
India becoming dumping ground for aluminum scrap, especially from China, US
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India has been caught in a pincer by a torrent of cheap inflow of aluminum and scrap imports majorly from China as well as the United States.
In FY20, there has been a 327 per cent increase in the imports of aluminium scrap from US into India compared to the levels in FY15.
India has overtaken China as the world s largest importer of aluminum scrap, and the country has been adversely impacted due to recent global developments and US-China trade war further fuelled by China s National Sword Policy measures to cut Scrap Imports substantially with stringent scrap standards and inclusion in restricted list of imports, government quota for import, and 25 per cent tariffs aluminium Scrap imports from USA.
Budget 2021: Aluminium industries look forward to supportive measures
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Published: Thursday, January 21, 2021, 12:11 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 21: The aluminium industry has urged the government to increase the basic custom duty on primary aluminium and aluminium scrap to 10 per cent, eliminate the cess on coal among others as the sector is going through a challenging phase and is under immense threat by rising imports.
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In a representation to the government ahead of the Union Budget for 2021-22, the Aluminium Association of India said, The Indian aluminium industry seeks immediate government support to tide over this challenging phase and look forward for supportive measures in the forthcoming Union Budget 2021-22.
Budget 2021: Aluminium industry seeks raise in basic custom duty
The industry has also sought reduction in basic custom duty and correction of inverted duty structure on critical raw materials for aluminium industry value chain like aluminium fluoride and coal tar pitch
PTI | January 20, 2021 | Updated 08:44 IST
The industry is not able to compete effectively in the global markets as the burden of central and state taxes and levies amounting to 15 per cent of aluminium production cost puts the domestic industry in a significant disadvantage compared to its global peers
The aluminium industry has urged the government to increase the basic custom duty on primary aluminium and aluminium scrap to 10 per cent, eliminate the cess on coal among others as the sector is going through a challenging phase and is under immense threat by rising imports.