GST Council to take call on e-way bill in Saturday meet

Early implementation a possibility in view of slowing tax collections

After reducing tax rates on over 200 items in the last meeting, the goods and services tax (GST) Council is set to meet again on Saturday to discuss early implementation of the electronic way bill, or e-way bill, from January amid slowing revenue collections. 

If implemented, the move could be a setback to the industry, which has been seeking the e-way bill’s deferment citing increased compliance burden.

The meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, will take place through video-conferencing to discuss the advancement of the e-way bill implementation from April to January to check tax evasion, officials said. Tax