Kerala CM Vijayan seeks PM ModiÂ’s immediate intervention on 'GST revenue loss'
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Dated:- 27-8-2025
PTI
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday sought the immediate intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the concerns of states that may face revenue loss when the Centre revises the GST rate structure.
Vijayan urged the union government and the prime minister to assess KeralaÂ’s likely revenue loss and provide compensation as part of the proposed GST reforms. He said he had already written to Modi highlighting the stateÂ’s concerns.
“The union government needs to address the concerns of states facing revenue loss while revising GST rates,” he told reporters here.
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taxes on essential items.
“The loss of revenue to states will hamper welfare initiatives for the poor and vulnerable. Therefore, states must be compensated,” he said.
In his latest letter to the PM, Vijayan, without specifying the date, also urged that the benefits of lower tax rates be passed on to consumers through reduced prices of commodities and services.
He pointed out that the revenue-mobilising capacity of states is already limited compared to their expenditure obligations in key socio-economic sectors, and that restrictions on open market borrowings further constrain resource mobilisation.
“In these circumstances, sudden revenue loss due to GST rate revision will further weaken states’ finances. Necessary steps should be taken
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