State governments have been accused of talking as if they have no role in the GST. This is mainly in the BJP-ruled states, with Punjab and West Bengal

GST revenue - Nirmala Sitharaman

India: Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the GST tax has fallen sharply due to the corona.

He said the corona was an act of God and there had been a huge decline in GST revenue due to this.

Currently, the federal government has been paying GST compensation in all the states and union territories across the country for the past few days due to the corona.

Economic decline

It was first introduced by GST and this compensation is provided by the Central Government. In such a situation, the state governments have asked the central government for additional funds due to the current economic downturn.

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Therefore, state government representatives and ministers Nirmala Sitharaman consulted in this regard. It consulted on the loss of revenue of the state governments.

Speaking at the GST committee meeting, Nirmala Sitharaman said that corona damage is an act of God. Thus there was a huge decline due to GST revenue, he said.

1.65 lakh crore

He added that there was a decline in revenue of Rs 2.35 lakh crore and that the GST had fallen to an unprecedented extent due to the corona and that we had faced a very bad situation this year.

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He also pointed out that the central government has released Rs 1.65 lakh crore in GST compensation to the state governments. He also said that Rs 13,806 crore has been given to religion in March.

He said the state governments should give a proper explanation regarding GST. Punjab alone has lost Rs 25,000 crore in revenue. Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the state governments should immediately give a proper explanation regarding the GST tax.

Accused

This has been mainly opposed by various state parties. Various state parties have objected to the claim that it is wrong to talk of compensation only in the state of GST revenue as if the central government has no obligation.

State governments have been accused of talking as if they have no role in the GST. This is mainly in the BJP-ruled states, with Punjab and West Bengal being blamed.