In order to provide some relief to Indian exporters, the revenue department of the finance ministry has decided to refund as much as 90% of their duty claims within seven days under the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime. Addressing a major concern of the sector, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that ninety percent of the amount claimed by exporters as credit drawbacks will be refunded within seven days. She added that in an undue delay beyond two weeks, interest will be paid on the amount due.
Sitharaman has said that exporters have been demanding exemption from new tax regime on the grounds that delay in refunds often takes months and also results in blocking of working capital. She also said that exports need to be encouraged in view of the global slowdown. In GST council meeting with finance minister Arun Jaitley and others, Sitharaman had stressed there was a need to review the current time-consuming process of refunds claimed by exporters against the duty paid on imports of raw materials or other items under various schemes in the new tax regime. The Commerce and Industry Ministry has recently suggested to the GST Council to exempt leather and plantations sector from the GST ambit.
Commenting on the issue, Commerce Secretary Rita Teaotia has also said that the Department of Commerce has been taking up this matter with the Department of Revenue (DoR). The Secretary also said that the issue about interest payment, what that amount would be and whether it would kick in after two weeks that detail DoR would decide.
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