The journey has been a mixed bag, as several issues remain unresolved: Let's turn back and revisit what GST has attained and it couldn't
Only a simpler tax structure will increase compliance
Modi tells Dilasha Seth that the proposed reforms like simplified return form and e-invoicing facility, among others, will be difficult to push through in the fourth year.
The GST Council is considering market borrowing to give the states the promised compensation for their revenue shortfall
Since there is no precedent for a constitutional body to borrow, an alternative which has been discussed is for the Centre to borrow with the specific intention of making up the compensation shortfall
We are expecting a 15% decline in the state GDP in FY 21, said Issac Thomas
Members of the GST Council discussed issues over videoconferencing in their first meeting since the coronavirus lockdown was imposed
For entities with tax liability but which have not filed returns or have filed returns late, the late fee has been capped at Rs 500 without interest
The government has rung up just about Rs 95,000 crore as GST in April and May together, and that is less than half compared with the collection in the corresponding months last year.
Faced with dismal collection and extended deadline for filing returns, the government has refrained from releasing the monthly GST revenue collection figures for the months of April and May
Centralised AAR was, in fact, already approved by GST Council and Cabinet over a year ago
Says GST rate reduction to go to Council; Council is likely to meet on Friday through video conferencing.
States worries on revenue front will aggravate, unless GST Council, which meets next week, decides to borrow from markets
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States have been up in arms against the Centre over the non-payment of compensation dues according to the calender
Revival of economic activity should overwhelm its agenda
The current requests for waiver of late fee pertain to the old periodm from August 2017 to January 2020
The dip in revenue collections is being attributed to the country being put under lockdown to contain the coronavirus from March 24 and return filing being deferred
What we observe currently is a dilution of the formal channels of communication, while there is not much evidence of the informal ones evolving
Raising GST rates or rationalisation of tax slabs may be discussed by the GST Council in the next meeting to be scheduled early next month.