Centre's proposals on settling states' demand for GST compensation can throw up new challenges
Congress leader alleged that the result of NDA's GST is that for the first time, the Central government is unable to give money to States collected through tax
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Asserts that Centre must borrow to meet GST shortfall at this critical hour of Covid-19 pandemic, says states will reciprocate
He said the servicing and ultimate repayment of a loan through the states will also be similarly "cumbersome and circuitous"
Without doubt, negotiation on GST compensation will be contentious. Time for Centre and states to show true leadership and salvage it
A meeting of State Finance Secretaries with the Union Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) is scheduled to be held on September 1, 2020, for clarifying issues, if any
Kerala will reject "lock, stock and barrel" the Centre's proposal of borrowing by states to meet GST revenue shortfall, state finance minister Thomas Isaac said
He asked the government to ensure that the states get their full dues of the compensation in the current year itself
Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the BJP govt and said the central government has attacked the country's unorganized economy in the last six years attempting to turn people into slaves
The industry's revenue, Kochhar said, will grow at 14-15 per cent in FY21, led by some improvement in average revenue per user
Finance Ministry gives states two options for meeting shortfall in collection; GST Council meet to discuss matter
States could borrow via a special window centre will facilitate through the RBI or they may raise debt from the market, says finance ministry
The Centre said a special window can be provided to the states, in consultation with the RBI, for borrowing at a reasonable interest rate
Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala has requested the Centre to pay the state's GST compensation of Rs 5,840 crore at the earliest that has been pending for the past four months
States given two options to borrow: Rs 97,000 crore or Rs 2.35 trillion, burden of repayment on extension of cess period
Confusion and delays could increase Centre-state friction
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Though notification comes with effect from September, Centre assures that the same will apply from retrospective effect after all-round criticism
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