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Frequent GST rate tinkering to make way for annual changes

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Proposed GST enforcement reforms

Proposals for the GST Council to consider include removing officials’ direct arrest powers, requiring court-ordered arrests and setting a ₹5 crore prosecution threshold. The Council is expected to discuss enforcement changes on October 7, with legislation possibly following in the Winter Session.

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  1. Proposed GST changes aim to make India's services exports more competitive
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  4. GST enforcement may shift from 'arrest' to 'detect, recover and prosecute serious frauds'
  5. GST 2.0 and further reforms: The path to stronger state finances runs through a wider tax base
  6. The procedural changes that India Inc seeks in the GST rules
  7. GST 2.0 may replace arrests with fines for tax defaulters

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