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Wednesday, Mar 16, 2005

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Draft on VAT to be notified today

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, MARCH 15. The State Government will notify draft rules on Value Added Tax (VAT), to be introduced from April 1, on Wednesday, the Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Siddaramaiah, has said.

Awareness campaigns

Speaking to presspersons after the inauguration of World Consumers' Day here on Tuesday, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that the Government has decided to launch a campaign to create awareness about the advantages of VAT among traders, industrialists, and public.

He said that awareness among the consumers on weights and measures, quality of goods, and prices will help check malpractices.

A large number of middlemen cheat consumers and producers through false advertisement campaigns. However, the quality goods always enhances competitiveness in the market and protects the consumers' rights, he said.

The United Nations has been observing March 15 as the World Consumers' Day since 1982.

Released

Mr. Siddaramaiah released a cover containing the message — "You have the consumer rights. You have the power" — brought out by the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and the Postal Department.

The Minister for Food and Civil Supplies, H.S. Mahadeva Prasad, said that the department will hold consumer awareness camps at gram panchayat and taluk-level.

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