Procedural issues galore as GST refund claims pile up with Modi govt

Exporters are yet to receive a massive Rs 200 billion worth of refunds 11 months after GST was announced

An excess of procedural glitches and faulty filing of claims have meant that exactly eleven months after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime was rolled out, exporters across the country are yet to receive an estimated Rs 200 billion worth of tax refunds that have been filed but are stuck with the government. 

On Monday, apex exporters body, the Federation of Indian Exports Organizations (FIEO) pointed out that refunds had flown smoothly till March 31, after which the pace has considerably slackened. "While claims over Rs 70 billion were cleared during March, the amount in April fell to a