Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation to states is delayed due to inadequate realisation of cess and that the Centre was not according any differential treatment to states. She also said that the government is committed to paying to states as per the provisions of the GST (Compensation to States) Act, 2017. She noted that at the time of implementation of the GST, the Centre had promised to compensate states for loss of revenue for five years at an agreed formula. She said ‘now, there has been a delay in giving the 14 percent compensation and we are running late in giving it timely.’
The minister has pointed out that GST collection has witnessed an impressive recovery since November and the collection has been over Rs 1 lakh crore each in the past three months and this indicates revenue collection has improved. She said it means that commercial and economic activity is back on its feet and the capital expenditure between April-November has been increased by 22 percent. In order to raise consumption, she said the government has increased allocation to PM-KISAN, MNREGA and Direct Benefit Transfer under various heads.
Expressing happiness over the RBI's decision to ease Cash Reserve Ratio, Sitharaman said this will help increase banks lending towards housing, auto and MSME sectors. She also said the concerns regarding slump in consumption were being taken care of and the government was taking steps to promote exports. She added ‘so the four engines you talk about constantly -- public investment, private investment, private consumption, and exports -- are all being given a push.’
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