Ahead of the GST Council meeting on Wednesday, the Centre on Monday sought to soothe the frayed nerves of states by releasing over Rs 35,000 crore as pending compensation. “The central government has released GST compensation of Rs 35,298 crore to states and union territories today (Monday),” the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said in a tweet.
This is likely to give a positive signal to states for the upcoming meeting, which may take up various options to raise funds to compensate states. Earlier in the day, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured states that the Centre