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Tax Relief Strategies for Sugar

  • 26 Dec 2023
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The Union government is planning to revive tax remission benefits on sugar exports, which were placed in the ‘restricted’ category in mid-2022.

  • The Remission of Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme, which was launched in January 2021, aims to provide a mechanism for reimbursement of taxes, duties and levies that are incurred by the export entities in the process of manufacture and distribution of exported products.
    • The RoDTEP Scheme is a Department of Commerce scheme (Ministry of Commerce & Industry), and it is being implemented by the Department of Revenue(Ministry of Finance).
  • However, under this scheme, sugar exporters faced a tax query from the customs authorities, as it is a restricted commodity and is not eligible for export benefits.
    • Industry challenges arose as sugar, previously under free export, sought RoDTEP benefits.

Read more: Scheme for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products

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