(a) whether domestic millers seek tax on the import of white sugar to curb dumping;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken so far in the matter?
(a) whether domestic millers seek tax on the import of white sugar to curb dumping;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken so far in the matter?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE(SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM)
(a) Yes Sir, some representations have been received to impose tax on
the import of white sugar to curb dumping.
(b) Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), National Federation of
Cooperative Sugar Factories Ltd. (NFCSF), Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari
Sakhar Karkhana Sangh Ltd and UP Sugar Mills Association, have sought
the restoration of import duty on white sugar on the ground that there
is no supply-demand gap and full exemption would have a negative
impact on domestic prices adversely affecting cane price payments.
(c) The Government has been closely monitoring trends in the import of the
white sugar, its domestic and international prices and domestic
production.