CTI Chairman Brijesh Goyal has written a detailed letter to the Finance Minister, outlining key expectations and recommendations from the trading community. He also called for increasing the investment limit under the Credit Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme from Rs 1 crore to Rs 2 crore to help MSMEs adopt modern and eco-friendly technologies, noting that technology costs have risen sharply. Expressing concern over higher borrowing costs for small traders, Goyal said while big corporates receive bank loans at lower interest rates, micro, small and medium entrepreneurs pay significantly more under Mudra loans. CTI also demanded that traders who have already paid GST dues, interest and penalties be included under the new GST amnesty scheme. NDTA Joint Secretary Amit Gupta also sought rationalisation of income tax slabs and deductions to enhance disposable income and boost consumer spending.