GST: Centre staff cite reasons for alleged under-performance
The GST Network doesn’t unfailingly provide differentiated data on taxpayer compliance under the Centre and states, neither does it give field formations with segregated
data on revenue collections by the two authorities, according to tax officials under the Centre. In their responses sent to the Central Board of Indirect taxes and
Customs (CBIC), the zones under the board said in the absence of such data, a meaningful analysis of the performance of central GST officials would be difficult.
Further, officials are also dealing with mismatches between data provided by their own systems and the GSTN. As reported by FE earlier, finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia
had written to the CBIC, asking why tax filing and revenue collections under central officials lagged behind the same under state administrations.
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