Mamata Banerjee desires tax exemption for already exempted objects

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has requested for exemption of GST/customs obligation and different such taxes on O2 concentrators, cylinders & COVID associated medicine as requested by donors. She made the request in a letter written to PM Narendra Modi on May 9.
In view of the request by donors of O2 concentrators, cylinders & COVID associated medicine for exemption of these things from customs obligation/GST, I request that these things could also be exempted from GST/customs obligation and different such taxes: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in a letter to PM Modi pic.twitter.com/2MAeamj3x3— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2021
Citing that a lot of organizations, people and companies have come ahead to donate important medical provides to mitigate the supply-demand hole amidst the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, the donors have approached the state to contemplate exemption of these things from customs/SGST/CGST/IGST, stated the letter.
Letter by West Bengal CM for tax exemption on Covid reduction materialHowever, it appears that evidently the CM isn’t conscious of the newest developments within the matter, because the exemptions that she requested are already there. After the request made by the CM was made public, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to Twitter to tell the newly re-elected Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that an exemption from IGST for imports of a listing of Covid-19 reduction objects was already granted on May 3 whereas exemption from Customs Duty/well being cess was given a lot earlier. 
A listing of things for COVID reduction granted exemption from IGST for imports was issued on May 3. These got exemption from Customs Duty/well being cess even earlier. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee might discover that objects in your listing are coated: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pic.twitter.com/IZ1dsamEhU— ANI (@ANI) May 9, 2021
Sitharaman urged Mamata Banerjee to re-check the listing because the objects talked about within the listing have been coated for tax exemption already.
2/ A listing of things for COVID reduction granted exemption from IGST for imports was issued on third May’21. These got exemption from Customs Duty/well being cess even earlier.Hon. CM @MamataOfficial , might discover that objects in your listing are coated. @ANI @PIB_India @PIBKolkata pic.twitter.com/zuDJP1vOB0— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) May 9, 2021
The Finance Minister additionally knowledgeable that each one COVID reduction materials imported by Indian Red Cross without cost distribution within the nation was totally exempted from duties together with IGST. 
Detailing out the supply made by the Centre, Sitharaman specified that tax exemption utilized to numerous items together with take a look at kits, oxygen tools, vital medicine, and many others. when imported freed from price without cost distribution within the nation by any entity, state authorities, reduction company, or autonomous physique foundation a certificates issued by any state authorities.
Clarifying the tax slabs on vaccines, the Finance Minister gave an in depth break-up of the pricing, taxation and exemption informing why an entire exemption of GST on vaccines isn’t possible. 
The state of West Bengal recorded round 20,000 new coronavirus instances up to now 24 hours and registered its highest single-day deaths of 127 COVID-19 sufferers.