दी पंजाब हार्डवेयर मेनुफेक्चुरर्स एसोसिएशन की प्रस्तावित कानून से जुड़ी मांगों को लेकर एक शिष्टमंडल आज इंडस्ट्री-ट्रेड के वरिष्ठ नेता गुरशरण सिंह, विकी कालिया के नेतृत्व में वित्त मंत्री मनप्रीत सिंह बादल से मिला जिसमे महेश भाटिया, सूरज अग्रवाल, राकेश गुप्ता, रंजीत गुप्ता, अमानदीप सिंह, विकास गुप्ता, इंद्रजीत कपूर, अश्विनी मेहरा आदि शामिल थे। कालिया ने बताया कि मंत्री बादल ने उनको आश्वस्त किया है कि उनकी मांग पर गंभीरता से विचार किया जाएगा।


पढ़िये मांग पत्र में क्या गुहार लगाई

Sh. Manpreet Singh Badal The Hon’ble Finance Minister of Punjab Punjab Subject: 31-5-2017 Representation regarding rate of tax on low cost Hinges, Fittings & Similar Articles suitable for Doors and Windows made from Iron & Steel at 28%, under GST act. Taxability slab rate of Chapter 8302 which is currently put to 28%:  8302 Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles suitable for furniture, doors, windows  *The Central Government’s thought of GST is that the goods required for ‘Roti, Kapda or Makaan’ should be treated as the necessity of human being and accordingly taxes should be at the lower rate. But  *On the contrary the Hinges, Fittings and Similar Articles suitable for Doors and Windows made of Iron & Steel has been put to tax @28% that is the Highest Tax Rate Slab which we believe is Highly Luxurious.  *These Hinges, Fittings and Similar Articles suitable for Doors and Windows made of Iron & Steel are made from Iron & Steel and costs at about Rs. 80-100 per KG to the end user (who eventually is a poor community consumer for these articles)  *We have more than 2000 industrial units in Punjab and more than 20,000 across India and give employment to more than 10 lac people directly & indirectly.  *99% of them are an unorganized sector and are exempted from Excise Duty (which have a turnover of below 150 Lacs per annum).  *All of a sudden these products have been categorized under Chapter 8302 i.e under Highest Category of 28% GST.  *Big units would like to opt for changing into small units to take advantage of your generosity or will be forced to close their units. And small units would have no option other than to close their units. Which will eventually have huge unemployment.  *The higher rate of tax shall always motivate the evasion of taxes and increase the gray market which is not the purpose of GST.  *Like articles should attract like Taxes: For example: a. Similar articles (which are used along with our articles) like Padlocks & other Locks of Base metal, under Ch.8301 has been put at 18% tax slab. b. Articles of Iron & Steel (Chapter 73) like Door and Windows & their Frames and threshold for doors which are covered under Ch.8301 has also been put at 18% tax slab.  Currently in Punjab, taxes on these items are Vat 6.05% and CST 2%. More over all the States mentioned under has similar tax rates of Vat 5% - 6.05% and CST 2%: 1. Punjab 2. Haryana 3. Uttrakhand 4. Uttar Pradesh 5. Rajasthan 6. Gujrat 7. Goa 8. Telangana 9. Andhra Pradesh 10. Himachal Pradesh (Baddi)  *These are major states which manufacture more than 85% of our articles.  *With folded hands, we request that these items covered under chapter 8302 be shifted from 28% to 12% (which we deserve), but never more than 18%. We assure that the revenue shall increase due to honest acts by the Indian Public. Yours Faithfully For Punjab Hardware Association