As newsprint prices go up, industry seeks help from government Ahead of the 2021 Union Budget, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has asked Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to help print media tide over the crisis that the pandemic caused, by removing customs duty on newsprint imports and a stimulus package for the industry, including releasing government advertisements to publications at rates that are 50% higher. With the pandemic affecting circulation and ad revenue many newspapers have already shut shop and those still in business are now looking to the government to bail them out. The print industry feels it is time the government to extend a helping hand for them to stay afloat.