Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das will Wednesday hold pre-budget parleys with members and tax experts representing the Confederation of Indian Industry, an apex industry chamber.

This meeting--expected to take place at North Block--will form part of the ongoing series of pre-budget discussions that the Revenue Secretary is holding with various industry associations and apex chambers of commerce.

Already Das has met with the representatives of FICCI and PHDCCI.

Indications are that CII will among other demands pitch for fiscal reliefs for Special Economic Zones developers and units in these zones.

A case may be made for abolition of minimum alternate tax and dividend distribution tax for SEZ developers and the units.

>Srivats.kr@thehondu.co.in

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