GST implementation brings textile industry to a standstill

Apparel makers and wholesalers say the implementation of the goods and services tax has brought business to a standstill as their unregistered suppliers and customers try to stay out of the ambit of the new tax regime.   “There are about 25% of dealers who don’t pay tax at all,” said Suresh Chhatwani, owner of Mumbai-based Surkan International which makes, supplies and exports readymade women…