Vedika seeks abolition of GST on COVID drugs and equipment
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Praja Arogya Vedika (PAV) has demanded that the Centre abolish Goods and Services Tax(GST) on COVID-19 drugs and equipment for no less than one yr or until the pandemic was worn out.
In an announcement on Sunday, PAV basic secretary T. Kameswara Rao and president M.V. Ramanayya whereas hailing the choice of the Centre to abolish the GST on drugs used within the therapy of mucormycosis (black fungus) instances, solely lowering the GST from 12% to five% on COVID-19 drugs and that too until September was not the appropriate answer.
They mentioned {that a} third wave was being predicted by scientists someday in September and it was estimated to proceed until round January/February 2022. The pandemic was financially crippling the poor and center courses and withdrawing the GST in September would trigger additional hardship to them, they mentioned. The PAV leaders additionally sought elimination of the GST on COVID-19 vaccines.
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