Trade resents losses due to government's faults

It is now for the industry associations to agitate the matter before the government

Every now and then, the government makes some mistakes and their consequences are borne by businesses through unnecessary losses. Now, some voices are rising in a protest demanding accountability and compensation.

The Customs department introduced the system of duty payment through electronic cash ledger from the beginning of this month. The system did not work properly with the result that the importers could not clear their goods. After a week, the Customs restored the facility of granting manual out of charge order, duty payment through other modes, as earlier, and waiver of interest for late payment of Customs duty.