Telangana has accepted Centre's borrowing proposal to meet GST revenue shortfall and will get Rs 2,380 crore through the special window. "The Government of Telangana has communicated its acceptance for Option-1 out of the two options suggested by the Ministry of Finance to meet the shortfall in revenue arising out of GST implementation.The state has now joined 22 other states and 3 Union Territories (Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and Puducherry) who have opted for Option-1," the Finance Ministry said in a statement. The Centre has already borrowed Rs 18,000 crore on behalf of the states in three instalments and has passed it on to 22 states and 3 Union Territories on October 23, November 2 and November 9. Now Telangana will receive funds raised through this window and the next instalment of borrowings is likely to be released on November 23, the ministry added. Under the terms of Option-1, besides getting the facility of a special window for borrowings to meet the shortfall arising out ..
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States like Kerala, West Bengal, Punjab and Jharkhand have not accepted the proposal, hence are not getting the borrowed amount
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The data comes in the backdrop of simmering tension between the Centre and states over the promised compensation and ahead of the Council meeting on Monday
In September, the tax collected from import of goods was 102% and the revenues from domestic transaction were 105% of the revenues from these sources during the same month last year
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The finance ministry on Saturday officially communicated the finer details of the two options to states to make up for the compensation shortfall by way of borrowings
Says will engage with other states to take collective steps
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