GST on beedi: High tax rate could help Naxalites, fears RSS affiliate

GST will make SSIs noncompetitive, pave the way for Chinese onslaught, says SJM

The Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a Sangh Parivar affiliated think tank on economic issues, on Wednesday said the Centre needed to protect small-scale industries (SSIs) from becoming non-competitive after the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).

It said SSIs were not only the largest provider of jobs but have also protected industry in India from the onslaught of Chinese products. In the recent past, the SJM has frequently given calls for boycott of Chinese made products.

The SJM expressed its solidarity with the “genuine demands” of small scale industries and traders organisations who are opposed to GST rollout. SJM