GST impact: Yogi govt breached 'One Nation, One Tax' theme, say SMEs

The UP government has mandated the e-way bill for transporting goods of the value of Rs 5,000

The small and medium enterprises in Uttar Pradesh have pilloried the Yogi Adityanath government for purportedly breaching the spirit of ‘One Nation, One Tax’ theme of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by mandating e-Way Bill for goods of smaller value.

E-Way Bill is an electronic bill required for the movement of goods above the value of Rs 50,000 under GST. However, the Yogi government has mandated it even for transporting goods of the value of Rs 5,000 and above, which the entrepreneurs claim violated the GST rules, since the threshold is 10 times less than as provided under relevant