State reiterates that Centre is bound to compensate the shortfall in GST collections and should find necessary funds for the purpose if there was a shortfall in cess collections
The highest GST collections reported in the current fiscal year so far were Rs 90,917 crore in June
Says frequent changes in format prevent companies from preparing for it, fears drop in GST collections if made mandatory
The gross GST collection in August stood at Rs 86,449 crore, down from Rs 87,422 crore collected in July, the Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appealing to him to consider more legally viable options for providing Goods and Services Tax dues to the states
He asked the government to ensure that the states get their full dues of the compensation in the current year itself
The coronavirus pandemic was an "act of God" that may even lead to contraction in the economy, says Finance Minister.
GST collections in July were 4 per cent lower than June 2020 as well
The July collections, which is 84 per cent of last year's numbers, is however, a recovery from the months of April and May
The move comes as the government is looking at ways to plug evasion amid dismal GST collections with the pandemic driving economy towards recession
Difficult to gauge from state GST revenues collections whether or not economic activity is picking up, say experts
Network says June 30, the last day of Unlock 1.0, ended with generation of 1.83 million E-way bills worth over Rs 54,500 crore, which is the highest since lockdown was enforced
The finance minister asked taxmen to make life easier for MSMEs, particularly on GST front
However, the rate of decline has come down considerably to just 9.02 per cent from 38.17 per cent in May and 71.63 per cent in April
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The government had allowed a relaxed time schedule for filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns
The GST regime was ushered in without adequate preparation of the information technology platform for filing returns
All the states may see around Rs 5,000 crore of GST collections in 2020-21
The health crisis is a moment of reckoning and an opportune time to revisit GST policy-design
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal witnessed a significant increase in GST collections