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Karnatak business group welcomes GST Council decisions
The Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed decisions made at a recent meeting of India’s GST Council.
The meeting was chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The Council decided to keep GST rates unchanged and review them at a dedicated meeting once a year, which the chamber says will help businesses plan.
Other decisions include removing the power of arrest under Section 69 of the CGST Act and raising the prosecution threshold from ₹1 crore to ₹5 crore.
The chamber also welcomed lower general penalties, broader refund eligibility and the automatic provisional approval of 90% of eligible refunds in some cases.
Small businesses with turnover up to ₹5 crore can have late fees waived if they file their taxes by the end of the month.
The chamber says these measures could reduce disputes and costs for businesses, but no further steps or implementation dates are specified.
The Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed decisions made at a recent GST Council meeting.
KCCI said the measures would boost business and trade.
The Council was chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The decisions include keeping tax rates unchanged and reviewing them once a year.
KCCI also welcomed changes to penalties, refunds, input tax credit and procedures for small businesses.
- Who
- The Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), including its president Sandeep Bidasaria.
- What
- KCCI welcomed decisions made at a GST Council meeting.
- When
- The meeting was held recently; no date was stated.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- KCCI said the decisions would boost business and trade and help businesses plan.
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- Organisation
- Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI)
- Meeting chair
- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
- Prosecution threshold
- Increased from ₹1 crore to ₹5 crore
- General penalty
- Reduced from ₹25,000 to ₹10,000
- Refund advance
- Automatic provisional sanction of 90% of eligible refunds for exporters and inverted-duty cases
- Late-fee waiver
- For small businesses with turnover up to ₹5 crore that file taxes by the end of the month
What people are saying
The decision to keep the rates unchanged and to review them once a year at a dedicated meeting will give traders and industry the stability they need for planning,
The reduction of the general penalty from ₹25,000 to ₹10,000 and the minimum of ₹10,000 for issuing a show-cause notice will also relieve small businesses of avoidable disputes.
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