Demonetisation, GST to fetch more revenues to govt: Jaitley
GST
Dated:- 27-1-2017
Visakhapatnam, Jan 27 (PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday put up a spirited defence of demonetisation, saying the drive "shook" the financial system for a short while, but will integrate the shadow economy with the formal in the long run and ensure better tax compliance.
He said most contentious issues regarding the Goods and Services Tax (GST) have been sorted out between the Centre and states and the new indirect tax regime is at the final stages of implementation.
"This (demonetisation), coupled with GST, in the days to come will ensure much larger revenues as far as states and the central government are concerned an
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ater number with the formal economy.
"The size of the formal economy is expanding, so are the transactions in the banking system and through the digital mode," he said.
As for the implementation of GST, the finance minister said new indirect tax regime will make India one single market, eliminate multiple assessments, check evasion and bring more revenues into the system.
"I am glad that almost all state governments have actively co-operated in making this a reality. Most of the contentious issues have been sorted out in the GST Council, a forum where you will see deliberative democracy in action.
Those are now at final stages of implementation," Jaitley said.
The government plans to implement GST, which will subsum
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