Exporters today told Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee that exports from the country could reach the $200-billion mark in 2010, if they will be provided a stimulus package covering tax breaks, market development incentives and cheaper credit.
A Sakthivel, president of federation of Indian Export Organisations said after meeting finance minister "Our requirements need to be met so that competitiveness increases."
In the pre-Budget meeting, the exporters called for some demands include exemption from fringe benefit tax as well as faster refunds of service tax. Further they should be provided exports-related credit with an interest rate of 7%. Moreover, exporters proposed a Rs 5,000-crore fund, which could be used to market Indian products in emerging overseas markets like East Europe, Latin America or Africa.
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