Steel producers want GST on metal scrap cut to 5 pc

The Himachal Pradesh Steel Industries Association has demanded rationalisation of the Goods and Service Tax ( GST) on metal scrap from 18 per cent to 5 per cent. In letters written to the Chief Minister and the Union Finance Minister, the association has urged them to accord immediate attention to this pressing issue as the industry contributes 2 per cent to the National Gross Domestic Product (GD…