Excise duty on non-silver jewellery

Jewellers divided on calling off strike; Delhi shops still shut

A section of jewellers and bullion traders continued their strike for the 20th day here Monday, demanding rollback of the proposed 1 percent excise duty on non-silver jewellery, even as major associations called off the stir after meeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Mar 21, 2016, 15:27 PM IST

Artisans, job workers exempt from 1% excise on jewellery: Finance Ministry

In a bid to calm the frayed nerves of jewellers agitating against imposition of 1 percent excise duty, the finance ministry today said artisans and job workers will not have to pay this levy.

Mar 18, 2016, 22:05 PM IST