GST waiver will make domestic PPEs costlier than Chinese products, advise tax experts

Government’s tax experts have advised the finance ministry against removing Goods and Services Tax (GST) on personal protective equipment (PPEs) because producers would not be able to avail credit of taxes paid on inputs of PPEs making domestic products costlier than PPEs imported from China, two officials with direct knowledge of the matter said. The implication of removing GST on PPEs has been c…