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Two-year extension of GST compensation cess levy likely to cover shortfall in tax collection
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SME Times News Bureau | 23 Sep, 2020
The GST Council is likely to
approve a two-year extension of compensation cess levy on goods and
services to allow Centre to pay entire shortfall in GST tax collection
by states expected till June 2022.
Sources in the government said
that with 21 states expressing their preference for the Borrowing
Option-1 proposed by the Centre to meet the GST compensation needs of
states this year, the next course of action would extend the period of
cess levy beyond five year GST transition period that ends in June 2022.
As the Council is likely to adopt the compensation formula
suggested by t he Centre in the difficult year of Covid-19 pandemic,
sources said it may also decide how long compensation cess levy should
be extended to clear all dues to states.
"A two-year extension
of cess is the most likely outcome of the Council cil meeting scheduled
on October 5. However, the council may decide to adopt compensation
formula for FY21 in the next meeting and defer decision on cess
extension till a more appropriate study of the issue is done," sources
quoted earlier said.
Under the existing GST Act compensation for
shortfall in GST collection over an agreed formula is payable by the
centre for the first five years of the operations of new tax system from
July 2017 to June 2022. This is paid through collection made on account
of cess levy on certain goods and services.
The term of the
cess is co-terminus with compensation liability with the Centre. So, the
Council should withdraw cess also after completion of five years. But
with Covid presenting different challenge before the governments and h
as lead to states bleeding over GST collections, the compensation needs
of the Centre has grown manifold.
As cess could not cover this
high level of compensation needs this year and may be next year, there
is talk of extending the levy of cess beyond June 2022.
As per
the Centre's projection, the total amount expected to be collected from
Compensation cess would be to the tune of Rs 65,000 crore in fy21 while
total compensation payable to all states and union territories may be to
the tune of Rs 3,00,000 crore. So there is a total shortfall of Rs
2,35,000 crore expected this year.
The Centre wants this
shortfall be met through extra borrowings under special dispensation by
the states while their dues get settled after June 2022 by extending the
compensation cess levy.
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