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Hello GST: Impact on paint sector

"Currently, the sector is taxed at the normal rate for both excise and VAT and hence the overall duty burden is between 24% and 27%. As against this, if the GST rate for the standard rate of products for paints is 17-19%, there will be clearly an advantage," says Jayraj Sheth, Indirect Tax Partner, EY

first published: Jan 12, 2016 04:19 pm

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