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FRAI appeals Centre to cut high taxes on daily goods to stem their illicit trade

High taxes on 'Make in India' products are creating a huge demand for smuggled and counterfeit products across the country and are forcing millions of small and impoverished shopkeepers to deal with criminals and be part of this illegal activity, the Federation of Retailer Association of India (FRAI) said on Tuesday Jan 17, 2023
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Beware: Rice smuggled from Goa rebranded in K'taka as Masuri, Jeera varieties

Goans are debating whether the rice they purchase in the belief that they are picking up two prized aromatic varieties, the lightweight 'Sona Masuri' and the short-grain 'Jeera Samba', are actually so, or is just regular rice smuggled out of Goa into Karnataka, repackaged there, and sent back to the state. Nov 27, 2022