In an interview with Dilasha Seth, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac says if the issue isn't settled, states will have to move Supreme Court
States given two options to borrow: Rs 97,000 crore or Rs 2.35 trillion, burden of repayment on extension of cess period
Tthe Attorney General has opined that there is no obligation on the central government to pay the GST compensation shortfall to the states
While Punjab and Kerala will press the GST Council to borrow in order to compensate states, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi called the idea "wishful thinking"
The Council can explore possibility of merger of slabs to bring down the number of slabs to three, sources said.
The GST mop-up in September was 2.67 per cent lower than the collection in the corresponding month last year and 6.4 per cent below the last month's figure
Can this be made up in other ways so as to not breach the fiscal deficit target?