The government order imposing advance tax on ceramic and vitrified tiles has come in for criticism from the All Kerala Tiles and Sanitary Ware Dealers' Association in the state. | |
| Urging the government to review its decision on imposing advance tax on tiles, association state president T C Varghese and vice-president Thomas P Kurien alleged that the tax was slapped on ceramic and vitrified tiles in place of the entry tax, which had been quashed by the Kerala High Court. |
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| Advance tax on these items would result in huge losses to the dealers who already pay sales tax, they pointed out. |
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| Pointing out that the new government order would only lead to 10 percent hike in the prices of tiles, they said that the dealers were already suffering 10 to 20 percent losses due to damages to tiles in godowns. The new tax would only add to their losses, they added. |
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| Charging the government with unnecessarily burdening the dealers in the state, the association office-bearers said they were planning to move court to safeguard their interests. |
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