TIOL-DDT 115 · Monday, 16 May 2005 · story 1 of 9

Budget enacted – several notifications issued – no impact really

Sidelights

1. Is AED on sugar reduced?

2. Is NCCD reduced?

3. Exemption to Tea & Tea waste withdrawn?

4. Review committee – Chief Commissioners or files to fly?

5. Committee of Commissioners – Board’s list of Commissioners is not updated.

6. Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) Hyderabad-III is final authority. No appeal against his orders.

7. No Commissioner in Guntur for last seven years but he finds a place in the committee.

8. No appeal against orders passed by Commissioners of Central Excise (Appeals) in their capacity as Commissioner Customs (Appeals) as no committee is constituted.

9. Exemption from education cess on 4% additional Customs duty withdrawn?

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