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Take corrective steps to improve export competitiveness, boost shipments: Parliamentary panel

15 Mar 2018 Evaluate

Expressing anxieties over increasing trade deficit, a parliamentary standing committee on commerce in its report has asked the government to take corrective steps to improve India's export competitiveness and give a major boost to shipments. It also said that if exports improve it will not only increase employment generation but also boost manufacturing. Further, it expressed caution that the recent rally in oil prices would widen current account deficit in the year ahead. It highlighted that the country’s overall trade deficit -- the difference between imports and exports -- widened to $16298.47 million in January 2018 as against $9904.82 million in January 2017, the highest in more than three years.

As per the report, the problem of rise in trade deficit continues despite positive growth in exports. It also pointed out that the concern has been further aggravated with a loss of competitive edge of export basket and lack of an impressive growth in exports in labour intensive sectors. Besides, it observed that there is an urgent need for taking corrective measures in these areas and it is the right time that India become an integral link in the global supply chain across all industries. It also said that all the factors that inhibit export competitiveness should be addressed on urgent basis and added that the decline in export-GDP ratio is a matter of grave concern.

The committee suggested to promote exports through diversification of export basket, developing a world class export infrastructure and integrating with global value chain. It also recommended to permit scrips provided to exporters under export incentive schemes for the payment of GST in case of domestic procurement of goods being manufactured for exports and also for paying IGST in case of outbound shipments. On special economic zones, it suggested to hold consultations with its finance counterpart on whether the country can afford SEZs or not. It added that it serves no purpose to have SEZs if the minimum alternate tax and dividend distribution tax exemptions are not revised.

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