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Indian Retailers Hope to have more Sops in Union Budget 2018

01-29-2018 02:54 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance

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India’s fast growing Retail sector has been facing unprecedented situation ever since the government made two major initiatives - demonetization of higher order currencies and introduction of Goods and Services Tax. While the former was intended to promote digital transactions and make India a cash-free economy, the later was to introduce centralized tax regime, both had bearings on the retail sector.

As impacts of varied degrees are still being felt by consumers and retail businesses, with Budget 2018 is round the corner, Indian industry is pinning hope on Budgetary recommendations to ease out several pain-points being felt by retailers and consumers alike.

While the initiative to digitalize retail transactions across the country has created huge jump in digital transactions, the inefficiency of banks to provide adequate Point of Sale (POS) payment terminals to shop owners and steep Merchant Discount Rates (MDR) have played a spoil sport to India’s cruise towards becoming a cash-free economy.

“The digital payment eco-system requires excellent infrastructure and support system to increase its usage and reach. The main issue is inadequacy of POS machines, which are not made-in India but have to be imported. To add to the woes of retailers and customers is the high MDR which has to be borne invariably by the customers when they make card payment every time. Though the RBI has recently reduced the MDR for payment up to Rs 2000, the government should remove MDR altogether to encourage more retailers to approach banks to install POS machines. Also, there should be more incentives for shoppers and merchants for adopting digital payments,” says Bhaskar Venkatraman, CEO and Director of Millennium India, a pioneer in introducing POS machines to Indian retailers to automate their business.

The GST which was introduced with an intention of integrating all state and central taxes for goods and services and creating a uniform tax regime, still faces a lot of flak from people and merchants for keeping certain essential items on high tax brackets.

“There are still a lot of POS terminals and peripherals which are being imported after paying huge duties and taxes. The GST paid on POS machines supplied to merchants to automate their store operations are very high. This negates the very purpose of digitalization move as high cost discourages small and medium retail businesses, who form more than 80 per cent of retailers across India, from automating their store with digital transaction facility,” feels Bhaskar, who was instrumental in launching India’s first and exclusive ecommerce website (Justransact.com) for POS products to reach retailers in remote regions of India.

Though India currently has just over three million POS terminals as on November 2017, to fulfill the ambition of cash-free economy, the government should attract nine million more retailers by providing POS terminals free of cost to them, feels Bhaskar.

Also, since the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) system is emerging as a cheaper and scalable option due to rise in internet connectivity and penetration of smart phones, the government should promote it by easing norms to bring more players who can provide seamless digital transaction services.

About Millennium India

Established in 2002, Millennium Soft-Tech (India) Pvt Ltd has been in the forefront of providing Point of Sale technology products and solutions to Indian businesses through astute marketing strategy supported by huge partners’ networks across India.

Having associated with world’s leading POS brands, Millennium understands the growing demands of retailers better than anyone else irrespective of their size, stature and nature of business, and offers comprehensive, advanced and sustainable solutions to enhance their business.

Headquartered in Chennai and having branches all major cities in India, Millennium is credited with excellent logistics supports and capable of reaching products to the doorsteps of customers located in even remote areas.

As a leading nation-wide distribution company for multinational POS brands such as Epson, Posiflex, Casio, Toshiba and Honeywell, Millennium caters to some of the big super and hypermarket chains, kirana stores, textile showrooms, multiplexes, kiosks, restaurants, hospitals, and SMEs.

K Ramanathan,
Millennium Re-tech Ventures India Pvt Ltd
G-19,2nd Floor, Block-16, 2nd Main Road
Ambattur Industrial Estate,Chennai-600 058.

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