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Delhi CM supports jewel traders demand of rolling back excise duty hike, 16th March 2016

Home/ Delhi CM Supports Jewel Traders Demand of Rolling Back Excise Duty Hike, 16th March 2016

DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY,
GOVERNMENT OF DELHI
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New Delhi: 16/03/2016

A delegation of Jewel traders from all over India, called on the Delhi Chief Minister, Sh. Arvind Kejriwal, at the Delhi Secretariat on Wednesday. The delegation sought the support of the Chief Minister towards their agitation demanding rollback of the 1% excise levied on Jewellery.

The delegation had members of other trade sectors who are supporting the Jewel traders in their agitation. Trade leaders Sh. Subhash Khandelwal and Sh. Brijesh Goyal also were a part of the delegation.

Lending his support further to them, the Chief Minister said, “I strongly object to the excise levied on the Jewel sector by the Central government. I demand a roll back of the same”.

Sh. Kejriwal had already criticised the 1% excise duty levied by the Central Government in his reaction on social media platforms.

“I don’t see any point of the excise duty except for harassment of the traders. I doubt the intention of the central government behind this move. This will lead to corruption and the government won’t be able to get anything out of this”, the CM added.

Sh. Kejriwal further added, “The PM had opposed the same excise tax when the UPA Government levied it, and now he is supporting it. I demand the Prime Minister to make it clear that made him change his stand?”

No consultation was done with the traders before introducing the new duty; no policy should be formed without consultation with the stake holders/public, the Chief Minister of Delhi said.

“The Centre should accept its mistake and rollback the duty immediately. Rather than harassing our Jewellers, we should promote them. They are renowned in the World and not just India. Centre talks about make in India on the one hand is killing those who are making in India on the other hand. Our party raised the issue in the Parliament and I will write a letter to the Prime Minister on the issue and ask him to roll back the excise of 1% on Jewellery sector,” the CM said.

The Jewellers and other traders thanked the Chief Minister for lending the support to their demands and lauded his role in making business easy in Delhi.

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