Mid-term foreign trade policy to be out before GST roll-out: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Centre is going to release mid-term foreign trade policy (FTP) before the roll-out of the goods and services tax (GST) — which is expected to be effective from July 1 — so that their implementation is aligned with each other, commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday. The minister said this after holding a meeting with various stakeholders, including exporters as a par…