- The Indian government plans to hold meetings in November to review and streamline processes in indirect taxation, including the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
- The focus of the meetings will be on improving internal processes, including the functioning of the GSTN portal, ease of filing returns, and addressing technical glitches.
- The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) aims to utilize this time as the upcoming budget is a vote on account due to the impending general elections next year.
- The review meetings will be attended by top officials from CBIC, GSTN, and all field units.
- The government’s GST collections in October increased by 13% year-on-year to Rs 1.72 lakh crore, the second-highest revenue collection ever.
- The meetings aim to ensure that processes and the GSTN portal are in place before the start of GST collection in the new financial year.
- GST revenue collection has significantly improved since its rollout in July 2017, with the system facing initial challenges and criticism from taxpayers.
Source: a2ztaxcorp.com
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