Electronics sector seeks tax relief amid rising input costs

The electronics industry is expecting finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to either extend the benefits under the remission of duties and taxes on exported products (RoDTEP) scheme to the sector or announce a cut in goods and services tax in her  Budget  speech on 1 February. The government launched the RoDTEP scheme, replacing the Merchandise Exports from India Scheme, which violated gl…