Dr Vijay Kelkar, adviser to the finance minister, will meet the widest spectrum of industry representatives on Monday in Mumbai to discuss his indirect tax proposals as well as pre-Budget issues.
Some of the key industries that will be represented at this meeting include automobiles, capital goods, cement, chemicals, electrical goods, electronics, fertilisers, steel and textiles.
The meeting has been arranged under the aegis of Confederation of Indian Industry's Manufacturing Council, comprising 115 heads of sectoral associations affiliated to it.
"The interaction between Dr Kelkar and CII is expected to result in a deeper mutual appreciation of the important issues of taxation and finance that affect industrial competitiveness. CII is committed to raising the competitiveness of India Inc in the next few years and this half day meeting with Dr Kelkar is an importnat milestone in that long journey", a spokesperson of CII said.
UNI