आयटी हार्डवेअर उद्योग–अडचणीत येणार कारण प्रोजेक्टर व मॉनिटर वर जीसटी २८% लागणार –प्रस्तावित दर १८% आहे–सध्याचा दर १४% आहे — सविस्तर माहितीसाठी इकॉनॉमिक टाइम्स मधील बातमी वाचावी.

“As per Legal Metrology Act, a dealer cannot increase price beyond MRP. He can only reduce it. Customers have to effectively pay around 14 per cent tax. When government has fixed GST rate of 28 per cent on monitors etc, then who will pay rest of the 14 per cent? The GST rate at 28 per cent becomes draconian at 28 per cent. Government should consider this situation on urgent basis,” Kunkolienker said.

Under the GST regime, 18 per cent tax will be levied on personal computers and 28 per cent on monitors which will hit local manufacturers.

“It will be difficult to sell standalone monitors as they will be expensive than the ones purchased with a set of personal computers. This will adversely impact manufacturers of monitors. The price of monitors, printers, data cable will go up in the same proportion as hike in taxes,” Kunkolienker said.