GST anti-profiteering body set up

The government also named four senior officials as technical members of the authority.

The government has set up the National Anti-Profiteering Authority amid reports that some companies, particularly restaurants, are not passing on the benefit of the goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts to consumers. B N Sharma, additional secretary in the department of revenue, was on Tuesday appointed chairman of the authority. 

Now, guidelines on what exactly constitutes profiteering are awaited. The authority will exist for a period of two years from the date Sharma takes charge. 

The authority is mandated to ensure that the benefits of input credit and the reduction in GST rates on specified goods or