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MIND TREE management and purchasing for better implementation of the new taxation system. Naresh Kumar, Senior Production Manager, Kashvi Design, Noida For us, GST is positive and I can’t say that it is negative in any way. GST will be playing a negative role for the organizations who are not working ethically. I personally feel that GST had made our life much easier. Rather than serving so many taxes on different slabs, we will be able to finish it up with one proper taxation system. Prabhu Damodaran, Convener, Indian Texpreneurs Federation (ITF), Coimbatore Our recent initiative “First day, First Invoice” is getting quite a good response. The idea behind the initiative is to create some positive sentiments in the industry, because many of our co-industrialists were depressed and feel negative too about the GST. So, we tried to convey the message that it is not a very big thing and we can easily implement this. I’m sure that after first 15 days, things will automatically come on track. Anuj Mundhra, Managing Director, Nandani Creation & Desi Fusion India, Jaipur GST will be, in its entirety, good for the industry. May NEXT MINDTREE QUESTION be, it will lead to hike in prices for some time but surely it will be for a limited period. In long-term, prices will come down due to single tax system. The procedure of industrial activities will improve since now they have to deal with one department only rather than struggling with various departments such as VAT, excise and service tax departments. Due to the introduction of GST, the overall cost will increase for all under the garment industry. POST YOUR COMMENTS Buyers claim that in today’s business environment, it is important to have transparent collaborations and partnerships between buying offices and suppliers to grow… Do you agree with this view, and have you seen such upfront approach from your buyers? www.apparelresources.com [email protected] www.apparelresources.com | JULY 1-15, 2017 | Apparel Online India 11