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Govt needs to resolve seven challenges before GST roll-out: Revenue Secretary

05 Aug 2016 Evaluate

For smooth implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) government will have to resolve some key challenges before rolling out the key reform by FY 2017. Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has listed seven challenges which includes, calculation of revenue base of Centre and states and compensation requirements, structure of GST rates, list of exemptions, forming of consensus on Model GST Bill, threshold limits, compounding limits and cross empowerment to mitigate ill-effects of dual control, which need to be dealt to be overcome before GST can be rolled out by April 1, 2017.

He further said the GST Council will decide on to what extent the GST rate can be brought down from the present combined excise tax rate. As regards the compensation which needs to be paid by the Centre to the states, Adhia said the amount can only be quantified after the GST rate is decided. He said consultations are on with regard to the threshold limit of imposition of GST. While some states want the threshold to be Rs 10 lakh, the Centre wants it to be pegged at Rs 25 lakh.

Adhia said that as many as 60,000 revenue officials of central and state governments will be trained on GST laws and IT infrastructure framework to prepare them for rollout of the new indirect tax regime by April 2017. As per the detailed GST rollout road map prepared by him, the IT infrastructure framework will be ready by March 2017 and a massive outreach and industry sensitisation programme will also be carried out.

The Rajya Sabha cleared the long pending GST Constitutional Amendment Bill and it has to now go back to the Lok Sabha for ratification. The Council will have to work out an acceptable threshold limit for levying the GST. GST, which is expected to be implemented from April 1, 2017, will subsume excise, service tax and other local levies including VAT, octroi.

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