No friction between Centre-States on GST; federal structure should be respected: Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (September 5, 2024) denied the “rhetoric” of some Opposition leaders who claim that there is bitterness and friction between the Centre and the States on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) front.
“The federal structure has to be respected and taken together if you want to have a taxation system where revenue generation happens without pain on the taxpayers. The revenue generation happens when both the Centre and the States can work together both in developmental activities and also in widening the tax base,” she said, speaking on the topic ‘The Finance Minister’s Insight: Path Forward’, at an event organised by the Revenue Bar Association in Chennai.
“I certainly deny the narrative that there is friction between the Centre and States on GST related matters, because I see what happens in the GST Council meetings,” Ms. Sitharaman said.
