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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Centre’s stance on GST compensation to states is untenable, legally and morally -TM Thomas Isaac

Centre’s stance on GST compensation to states is untenable, legally and morally -TM Thomas Isaac

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published Published on Sep 7, 2020   modified Modified on Sep 7, 2020

-The Indian Express

The stand of Indian government is devoid of any macro-economic logic. It is not a contra-cyclical, but a pro-cyclical stance. And it is untenable, legally and morally.

The relation between the Centre and the states has reached its nadir with the controversy over the GST compensation payment. The shortfall in GST revenues in 2020-21 from the protected level will be of the order of Rs 3 lakh crore. The collection from the compensation cess from which this shortfall is to be paid, will be only Rs 70,000 crore. So, how to fill the gap of 2.3 lakh crore?

The only recourse is to temporarily borrow this amount and recoup it by extending the period of the cess collection from the stipulated five years to a longer period. This indeed was the solution that was put forward by none other than the former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley when such a contingency came up for discussion in the GST Council.

However, the Union government today is unwilling to borrow the necessary amount and make it available to the cess fund. They are afraid that such a large borrowing will push up the interest rate. It is strange that this should be the reaction of the Centre which has proposed a Rs 21 lakh crore stimulus package, mostly relying on bank credit.

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The Indian Express, 7 September, 2020, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/gst-compensation-payments-shortfall-centre-cess-6585749/


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