Budget 2021: Bullion sector hopes glitter as Nirmala Sitharaman cuts duty on precious metals, raw materials
Sitharaman has proposed a five percentage point cut in import duty on gold and silver. But the precious metals will attract a 2.5 percent Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) taking the total value of duty to a little over 10 percent.
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has come up with proposals to cut duty on gold and silver imports, and also dore bars, besides others which will give a boost to the domestic bullion sector.
The bullion industry’s reaction to the proposals bordered on being euphoric to upbeat as they had been seeking a duty cut to take on the unorganised trade encouraged by gold smuggled into the country due to higher Customs duty.