CBEC chief red-flags issues over GST in front of Jaitley

FM allays fears, says enough opportunities for officials in indirect tax regime

Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) Chairman Najib Shah on Friday raised concerns over the proposed goods and services tax (GST) on behalf of excise and service tax officials on the same dais where Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was present.  

There is lingering fear among tax officials that their work will be reduced because of the division of the administrative turf proposed in the GST regime.
 

The occasion was Customs day, but officials were not pleased with the way the Centre bowed down to states over the division of administrative control between the Union and state governments.