GST Council bets on faster refunds, lower penalties to ease business burden
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- ✓The 57th GST Council meeting introduced measures to simplify compliance and speed up refunds for businesses.
- ✓The council raised the prosecution threshold to Rs 5 crore and cut general penalties.
- ✓"Where the 56th meeting rationalised rates, the 57th turns to process and trust," said expert Niilesh Zaveri about the changes.
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- BUSINESS
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- Economic Times
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- 2 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
The 57th GST Council meeting has introduced measures to simplify compliance and expedite refunds for businesses. Recommendations include increasing the prosecution threshold and reducing penalties for non-compliance. The proposed framework features faster acknowledgement timelines for claims and provisional refunds for taxpayers. Changes to the inverted-duty structure are set to unlock credits in various sectors including textiles and manufacturing.
The 57th GST Council meeting has shifted focus from rate rationalisation to easing compliance, accelerating refunds, and reducing litigation, tax experts said, while flagging potential legal challenges to a proposed provision that would validate multi-year notices.
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