Lok Sabha Question No. 1868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-31
Subject: Excise Duty on Match Box Industry
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF FINANCE**

**DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION No 1868**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON FRIDAY, 31** **st** **JULY, 2015/SHRAVANA 9, 1937 (SAKA)**

**EXCISE DUTY ON MATCH BOX INDUSTRY**

**No. 1868.  SHRI B. SRIRAMULU**

Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:

1. whether the Government is incurring excise duty losses with regard to match box industry as the said manufacturing units substantially operates in the unorganized sector;

1. if so, the details thereof;

1. whether due to the unorganized nature of the match box industry, the organized match box units paying excise duty are getting negatively impacted; and

1. if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE**

**(** **SHRI JAYANT SINHA** **)**

**Para (a) & (b):** No Sir. No such trend of excise duty losses with regard to match box industry has been observed in last two years.

**Para (c) & (d):** Therefore, organized match box units cannot be said to be getting negatively impacted due to manufacture in unorganized match box industry.

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**DRAFT REPLY**

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF FINANCE

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

**LOK SABHA**

Unstarred Question No: **1868**

To be answered on: **31.07.2015**

(Heading): **Excise Duty on Match Box Industry**

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| 1868. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU  Will the Minister of Finance be pleased to state:  1. whether the Government is incurring excise duty losses with regard to match box industry as the said manufacturing units substantially operates in the unorganized sector;  1. if so, the details thereof;  1. whether due to the unorganized nature of the match box industry, the organized match box units paying excise duty are getting negatively impacted; and  1. if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard? | MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE  (SHRI JAYANT SINHA)  **Para (a) & (b):**  No Sir. No such trend of excise duty losses with regard to match box industry has been observed in last two years.  **Para (c) & (d):**  Therefore, organized match box units cannot be said to be getting negatively impacted due to manufacture in unorganized match box industry. |