Budget 2019: Extend incentives for activities that involve primary processing: AIFPA

New Delhi, June 26 -- Since 80 per cent of the countrys food processing is done by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the All India Food Processors Association (AIFPA) has pinned hope on the government to extend some incentives for activities that involve primary processing.

Sharing the expectations with KNN India over General Budget 2019, President of AIFPA, Dr. Subodh Jindal said, Government should give incentives for activities that involve primary processing like making of pulp from fruits & vegetables.

Not expecting any GST relief from this budget for food processing sector as this budget is different from GST, he mentioned that for economic development of farmers there should not be any tax during the primarily proce...