Pen in pain: Pen associations write to government over GST rate increase

Pen  manufacturers have reached out to the government seeking a reduction in Goods and Services Tax as higher taxes have escalated costs and hit  sales  after the government recently clubbed all  pens  under the 18%  GST  bracket.  Earlier, only fountain pens and stylograph pens fell under the 18% GST category, while ball point pens were taxed at 12%. …