Tax department has given an assurance that the Goods and Service Tax (GST) will be implemented anytime during a year once the bill is passed in Rajya Sabha. Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) Member Service Tax V S Krishnan stated that 'Missing the April 1, 2016, deadline does not mean going to 1st April 2017'.
Krishnan reiterated that drafting of the GST law has already been done and it will be forwarded to the empowered committee for its inputs. Thereafter, it would be put in the public for their comments. In addition, the draft Place of Supply rules will also be made public for feedback. Further, he added that Industry needs to identify challenges in the transitional provisions to the new GST legislation as well as suggest solutions to the problems. Besides, he said that the committee is already working on GST rate structure and is expected to submit its report soon and said the revenue neutral rate would not exceed 20 percent. In addition, the empowered committee is working with think-tank NIPFP on the revenue neutral rate based on a fresh set of data.
Krishnan also said that there is a need to create a state-level GST secretariat in which senior officials from the Centre and states should come together for interactions in institutionalized arrangements. He further highlighted that lot of hand holding is required for successful implementation of GST.
The GST Constitution Amendment Bill is waiting nod of Rajya Sabha, where the ruling NDA does not have a majority and is relying on the support of regional parties for its passage, as it requires two-third majority to pass a constitution amendment bill. GST, once rolled out, will include various levies like excise, service tax, sales tax, octroi, etc, and ensure a single indirect tax regime for the entire country.
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