Cabinet to consider proposal on appointing head for anti-profiteering body

E-way bill implementation to take at least a month more

A proposal to create a chairman for the proposed anti-profiteering authority (APA) under the goods and services tax (GST) system is likely to go to the Union Cabinet.

Also, it will take at least a month to implement the e-way bill, aimed at tracking movement of goods under the GST system.

The APA is meant to ensure companies above a specified threshold pass on their GST benefit in cost to the consumer. It is proposed to be chaired by someone of the rank of secretary to the government, sources said.

At present, a four-member 'standing committee' of central and state