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While there was no fresh proposition in the Union Budget 2016 for the textile industry, which was presented to the Parliament on 29 February, the income growth expected to steam up the India economy will have favourable impact on overall demand, and for textiles in particular.

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The Union Budget 2015-16 has nothing for the Indian textile industry as it failed to consider the demands put forth by the industry. The industry has expressed disappointment over the budget announcements as the major demands have not been met.

The industry’s wish list submitted prior to the Budget announcement included:
Cut in duties to ensure that raw material costs, cost of converting raw material into finished goods as well as the tariff are less than or equal to international prices,
Reduction in excise duty from 12 per cent to 6 per cent, and