The Bombay Sugar Merchants Association has urged the government reconsider or defer the decision to bring sugar, the only essential commodity proposed to be brought under the GST slab. In a memorandum to union finance minister Arun Jaitley, the association pointed out that bringing sugar under GST will increase tax related formalities for traders, a majority of whom have never gone through the procedures. They will take time to understand and practically implement the pre and post sales systems related with GST. We are afraid, this may impact the free availability of sugar across states, Mukesh Kuvedia, secretary general, Bombay Sugar Merchants Association said. Kuvedia said that with wafer thin margins that traders work with, it will be disastrous for the fraternity to take liability of the pre-seller defaulting on the payment of GST.