在与财政部长尼尔玛拉·西塔拉曼会面后,商人撤回了“无UPI日”抗议活动。
Traders withdrew their "No UPI Day" protest after meeting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. They raised concerns over the 0.4% fee on merchant UPI payments above ₹2,000, still set for Oct 15.
他们提出了对超过2000卢比的商户UPI支付收取0.4%费用的担忧,该费用仍定于10月15日生效。
Leading traders’ organisations have withdrawn their call to observe October 2 as “No UPI Day” after a delegation of trade representatives met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Wednesday, Moneycontrol reported.
据Moneycontrol报道,周三在新德里,一个由贸易代表组成的代表团会见了西塔拉曼,随后主要贸易组织撤回了将10月2日定为“无UPI日”的号召。
Around 20 senior trade leaders from different states met Sitharaman to flag concerns over the proposed 0.4% fee on merchant UPI payments above ₹2,000 and its potential impact on small and medium businesses.
来自不同州的约20名高级贸易领袖会见了西塔拉曼,就拟议中对超过2000卢比的商户UPI支付收取0.4%费用及其对中小企业的潜在影响提出了关切。这一引发抗议的拟议费用仍计划于10月15日实施。
The proposed fee, which had prompted the traders to call for the protest, is still scheduled to come into effect from October 15.
代表团由钱德尼查克选区的国会议员、全印度商人联合会(CAIT)秘书长普拉文·坎德尔瓦尔领导。
The delegation was led by Praveen Khandelwal, Member of Parliament from Chandni Chowk and secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT).
全印度消费品联合会和全印度移动零售商协会此前曾宣布计划将10月2日定为“无UPI日”,以抗议拟议收费。
The All India Consumer Products Federation and the All India Mobile Retailers Association had earlier announced plans to observe October 2 as “No UPI Day” in protest against the proposed charge.
会后,坎德尔瓦尔表示,鉴于与财政部长的讨论以及向贸易界作出的保证,这两个组织决定撤回抗议号召。
Following the meeting, Khandelwal said the two organisations had decided to withdraw the protest call in view of the discussions with the finance minister and the assurance given to the trading community.
他说,这一决定是基于“建设性的讨论”以及贸易界提出的关切将得到充分考量的保证。
He said the decision followed “constructive discussions” and an assurance that the concerns raised by traders would receive due consideration.
拟议中对超过2000卢比的合格商户UPI交易收取0.4%的费用,仍定于10月15日实施。
The proposed 0.4% fee on eligible merchant UPI transactions above ₹2,000 remains scheduled for implementation from October 15.