Traders and industrialists of Gwalior told Brajendra Singh Rathore, Cabinet Minister of Commercial Taxes, Government of Madhya Pradesh, that they are unhappy with the GST system in Gwalior as there is discrepancy in the rules regarding GST. They told the Minister that while there is one rule in Indore, there is another in Gwalior.
The office bearers of the Gwalior Chamber of Commerce told the minister that the 20 % rebate proposed in the guidelines is not benefitting the traders or industrialists.
They further alleged that the projected reimbursement up to the extent of the State GST paid on intra-state sale too is not given to the businessmen here.
Anil Upadhya from the Tax Association told the minister that it is a herculean task to file the return on time. He added that despite sitting in front of the portal the whole day traders are unable to file the returns.
He asked the minister to simplify the process.
Sourabh, a city businessman told that traders too must be taken into confidence while preparing and finalizing the guidelines.
He added that currently the collector is preparing the guidelines on his own without consulting the business community.
Industrialist Dushyant Singh said that like Indore, Gwalior too must be developed as an Industrial Hub. He added that this will be possible only if rebates are allowed at par with Indore.
Ashok Sharma, Congress PCC Vice- President said that there are many underdeveloped and backward areas in the city and having a uniform guideline for all areas will not be in anyone’s favour.
Parson, another businessman said that while the government has given many incentives to industrialist none has been given to the traders. He also asked the minister to provide land on lease rates to the traders of the city.
Cabinet Minister, Pradhuman Singh Tomar, who was also present during the discussions, called on the traders and industrialists to work together to make Gwalior, a business hub.