GST returns: Tepid response prompts govt to conduct survey on urgent basis

About 63 per cent of eligible payers have filed the summarised return

With lower-than-expected returns filed in the first two months of the goods and services tax (GST) implementation, the government will conduct a survey on an ‘urgent’ basis to to assess the reasons behind the muted response.

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia in his letter has asked central and state commissioners to conduct a five-question survey to gauge the reason for slow filing of returns.

“The response in filing of returns is not as per our expectations.  Through the survey, we will ask entities about the problems faced by them, so we could quickly fix these,” said a senior official. 

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