Jewellers divided on calling off strike; Delhi shops still shut
A section of jewellers and bullion traders continued their strike for the 20th day here Monday, demanding rollback of the proposed 1 percent excise duty on non-silver jewellery, even as major associations called off the stir after meeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Mar 21, 2016, 15:27 PM ISTArtisans, job workers exempt from 1% excise on jewellery: Finance Ministry
In a bid to calm the frayed nerves of jewellers agitating against imposition of 1 percent excise duty, the finance ministry today said artisans and job workers will not have to pay this levy.
Mar 18, 2016, 22:05 PM ISTJewellers with over 12 cr turnover liable to pay 1% excise on non-silver jewellery items: FinMin
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Mar 04, 2016, 16:56 PM IST