GST compensation issue needs a pragmatic approach
Centre is likely to propose extending the compensation cess period by another two years beyond June 2022
Concerns raised by the CAG must be addressed
Compensation issue should have been deftly handled
The compensation cess collection is 26.4 per cent lower in the April-August period this year on a year-on-year basis
These 13 states include Bihar, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand and Meghalaya
Details suggest the states' tax receipts (including the Centre's devolution) fell 32.1 per cent and non-tax revenues declined 27 per cent in this period
Sources in know of the matter said that during the meeting of the parliamentary panel there was only a discussion on the CAG report on GST collection for FY19
While Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tripura and Madhya Pradesh opted for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) window, Manipur and Sikkim went for market borrowing
Centre-state GST equation to be keenly watched
The borrowing alternative offered by the Centre to make up for the shortfall in the promised compensation will lead to the states' fiscal deficits widening to 4.25 - 5.52 per cent
Centre will have to get support of some non-BJP-ruled states to pass its decision even in case of vote
Heavily indebted Uttar Pradesh borrowed 43 per cent less than what it had borrowed last fiscal till September 8
West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana have rejected both the options and reached out to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene
Asserts that Centre must borrow to meet GST shortfall at this critical hour of Covid-19 pandemic, says states will reciprocate
The government has invoked "act of God" for not paying its due to the states directly
This may take the general deficit of the country-- both the Centre's and states'-- to 11-14 per cent of GDP in FY21
Meet today to outline strategy on compensation
Yields on the three-year SDLs have jumped 35 bps to 5.09 per cent this month
Estimates by Icra put the total gap at Rs 2.92 trillion against the ministry's estimates of Rs 2.35 trillion