Commercial markets across India to remain shut on Feb 26: Traders body CAIT
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Last Updated: Feb 18, 2021, 05:56 PM IST
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Traders body CAIT on Thursday said all commercial markets across the country will remain closed on February 26 in view of its Bharat Bandh call demanding a review of the provisions of the goods and services tax (GST) regime.
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Traders body CAIT on Thursday said all commercial markets across the country will remain closed on February 26 in view of its Bharat Bandh call demanding a review of the provisions of the goods and services tax (GST) regime. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said dharnas (protests) will be held nationwide in 1,500 places demanding the Centre, state governments and the GST Council to keep in abeyance the draconian provisions of GST.
CAIT calls for ban on Amazon in India after news report
In a statement, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said the shocking revelations in the Reuters story are sufficient enough to immediately ban operations of Amazon in India
Reuters | February 18, 2021 | Updated 16:03 IST
A leading group of Indian retailers on Wednesday urged the government to ban the local operations of Amazon.com Inc, after Reuters reported the US e-commerce giant has for years given preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its India platform and used them to circumvent the country s strict foreign investment regulations.
The Reuters report here, based on internal Amazon documents dated between 2012 and 2019, provided an inside look at the cat-and-mouse game Amazon has played with India s government, adjusting its corporate structures each time the government imposed new restrictions aimed at protecting small traders.
The Reuters story was based on internal Amazon documents dated between 2012 and 2019. It provided an inside look at the cat-and-mouse game Amazon has played with India s government, adjusting its corporate structures each time the government imposed new restrictions aimed at protecting small traders.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's federal financial crime-fighting agency will examine findings in a Reuters report, which revealed that Amazon.com Inc has for years given preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its India platform and used them to circumvent the country's foreign investment rules, a senior agency source told Reuters on Thursday.
Indian retailers call for ban on Amazon in country
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e-commerce giant claimed to have given preferential treatment to small group of sellers on platform.
A leading group of Indian retailers on Wednesday urged the government to ban the local operations of Amazon.com Inc, after Reuters reported the U.S. e-commerce giant has for years given preferential treatment to a small group of sellers on its India platform and used them to circumvent the country’s strict foreign investment regulations.
The Reuters report here, based on internal Amazon documents dated between 2012 and 2019, provided an inside look at the cat-and-mouse game Amazon has played with India s government, adjusting its corporate structures each time the government imposed new restrictions aimed at protecting small traders.