LUDHIANA: Punjab Plywood Manufacturers Association (PPMA) in a meeting organised on Thursday condemned the decision of GST (Goods and services tax) Council to fix 28 percent tax on Plywood, Plyboard and Flush-Doors. In today’s meeting which was held under supervision Ashok Kumar Juneja,Chairman of PPMA the General House unanimously objected to the said GST rate terming it as too high, excessive and unjustified.Speaking to TOI, Ashok Kumar Juneja, Chairman and Naresh Tiwari , Secretary General, PPMA informed that a memorandum has been sent to Arun Jaitley , Chairman GST Council, Arjun Meghwal, Union State Finance Minister, Amrinder Singh, Chief Minister Punjab as well as to Manpreet Singh Badal, Finance Minister of Punjab to lower the said GST rate from 28 to 12 percent. Speaking on the issue, Juneja said, “plywood Industry which uses Poplar and Safeda grown by the farmers in their fields and there are about 3200 SSI and MSME units in India which have small turnover and 80% of these are having turnover below 1.5 Crores. They employ illiterate, unskilled & poor labour to earn their livelihood”