CAIT urges FM Nirmala Sitharaman to defer rollout of Rule 86B in GST

This restriction will not apply where the managing director or any partner has paid more than Rs 1 lakh as income tax

Traders’ body the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Friday urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to defer the implementation of Rule 86B in GST, whereby businesses with over Rs 50 lakh monthly turnover will have to pay at least 1 per cent of their GST liability in cash, terming it a “counter productive” measure that will increase the traders’ compliance burden. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has introduced Rule 86B in Goods and Services Tax (GST) which restricts use of input tax credit for discharging GST liability to 99 per cent.
 
However, this restriction will