Rajasthan Assembly passes GST Amendment Bill
Rajasthan Assembly on Wednesday passed the Rajasthan Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2020 by voice vote.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Kumar Dhariwal introduced the Bill in the House.
During a discussion on the Bill, he said only the amendments made in GST by Parliament have been done through this Bill.
An ordinance was brought in this regard on December 28 last year in view of the special circumstances and urgent needs.
He said the Centre had implemented GST in hurry and the mistakes are needed to be fixed repeatedly.
He informed that the tax collection of the central government will be Rs 2.5 lakh crore less than the target in the current fiscal year.
Dhariwal informed the House that the state government's share of GST compensation of Rs 2,600 crore and CST (central sales tax) of Rs 4,100 crore is pending with the Centre.
In the 37th meeting of the GST Council, only one month's compensation was given. He said that the state government will be able to do more welfare