Biocon urges government to exempt cancer, rare-disease drugs from tax in budget

India should eliminate tax on drugs for cancer treatment and chronic diseases, urged Biocon's chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, ahead of the budget. She highlighted the heavy financial burden on patients and called for making lifesaving therapies affordable by removing taxes and cutting import duties on medical equipment.

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