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Intensifying the Centre-state tussle, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy denied picking either of the two borrowing options proposed by the Centre to meet the shortfall in goods and services tax (GST) compensation, contrary to claims made by finance ministry sources.
Narayanasamy told Business Standard that in a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he demanded that the Government of India borrow and give compensation to states. However, if “all the states” agree with any other option, including the ones proposed by the Centre, the Union Territory (UT) will consider that, he said. He added that the Centre is using this
