GST levy: Tamil Nadu match units call off stir

Tamil Nadu match manufacturers association today called off their over seven-day-old strike against the levy of 18 percent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on their products following an assurance given by the state government that their concerns would be raised at the GST council.
Around 300 match manufacturing units were on strike in Tuticorin and Virudhunagar districts against the 18 per cent GST imposed on both mechanised and semi-mechanised units matches.
The Vice President of the National Match Manufacturers Association T Raju told reporters here that they were temporarily calling off the stir on an assurance from State Minister Kadambur C Raju that their plea would be taken up with the GST council, he said.

The decision was also taken considering the huge losses incurred by the industry and the plight of the workers, he added.