Government of India Ministry of Commerce. Report of the Indian Tariff Board on the Continuance of Protection to the Alloy Tool and Special Steels Industry Bombay 1949

1 36(N) 1 000 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE REPORT THE INDIAN TARIFF BOARD ON THE CONTINUANCE OF PROTECTION TO THE ALLOY TOOL AND SPECIAL STEELS INDUSTRY BOMBAY 1949 PUBLISHED BY THE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS DELHI BY THE MANAGER. [...] The Company has also stated that in vie of the introduction of the Bill for the nationalisation of the Iron and Steel industry in the United Kingdom the British firm has advised the Company that it would prefer to obtain the formal permission of the British Government before concluding the proposed technical aid agreement. [...] During this inquiry the Board was advised that the greater part of the demand in the country was in respect of the group k" to 2i" squares ' and that most of the imports also fell within this group. [...] We discussed this matter with the representatives of the Tata Company and they informed the Board that they would be prepared to fix the ex-works prices of the four protected categories of steel at the rates determined by the Tariff Board and further that they would fix the ex-works prices of the other related categories of special steels after making due adjustment in the prices of these four [...] In view hoever of the preferential position that would be enjoyed by the Company under the proposed measure of protection we recommend that the ex-works prices of the four protected categories of steel should continue to be fixed by the Company at the rates determined by the Board and that the ex-works prices of other related categories of alloy tool and special steels should be fixed by th