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GST 2.0: Faster refunds, wider ITC, no arrests

2 sources · first seen 00:43 5 Oct · updated 01:55 5 Oct

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Proposed changes to GST enforcement powers

Proposals under discussion include removing GST officials’ arrest powers, requiring court-ordered arrests and setting a ₹5 crore prosecution threshold. The GST Council is set to discuss decriminalisation, with a law change considered likely in the Winter Session.

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Financial ExpressGST 2.0: Faster refunds, wider ITC, no arrests00:43Times of IndiaFaster registration, easier refunds: Reform rollout with GST 2.001:55