Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) will yet again urge the Centre to streamline the structure of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on tyres and tubes.
“There are four slabs of GST on tyres and tubes, tubes packed with tyres, and tubes when sold separately,” said Arun Mammen, vice-chairman and managing director, MRF Ltd.
Under the GST regime, tyres are taxed at 28%, tubes at 18% and flaps at 18%. “These are confusing and we are trying to sort it out through ATMA,” he said.
On the recent labour strike at MRF’s Tiruvottiyur unit in protest against installation of surveillance cameras and demanding wage settlement, Mr. Mammen said: “We are back in production. The issue of wages has been settled. Cameras are there. It has been installed for the purpose of quality, safety and bringing in discipline.”
Camera surveillance
“Cameras are there in railway stations and airports. There is no reason why cameras cannot be installed in factories. That has been sorted out and there is no issue with workers,” he said.
