GST structure to hurt SMEs, won't accept in its current form: Mamata

Incidentally, she was one of the first chief ministers to support the idea of a unified tax regime

A day before the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council's meeting to take forward the new tax structure's roll-out, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that her government will not accept the new tax reform in its current form, alleging that it will hit the small and medium enterprises (SMEs).

"We will write a strong letter to the Union Finance Minister. We will not support GST in its present form as it doesn't suit every section, especially the unorganised sector. They (Centre) have to rectify it," she said during an administrative meeting in South 24 Parganas district in the state.

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