Representatives met the Finance Minister for a pre-budget consultation and submiited their respective suggestions
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NEW DELHI: Farmers’ organisations on Tuesday urged the Finance Ministry to increase urea prices for balanced use of fertilisers, reduce fuel taxes, include alcohol in the GST regime and extend the Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana outside Mega Food parks.
Representatives of these organisations, office bearers of National Cooperative Union of India, Punjab Agriculture University and International Food Policy Research Institute and companies engaged in the farm sector met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for a pre-Budget consultation. The meeting was also attended by stakeholders from the agro-processing industry.