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Maharashtra awaiting ₹29,290 cr. GST dues

Maharashtra awaiting ₹29,290 cr. GST dues

The Hindu
Monday, March 01, 2021 06:32:47 PM UTC

Confirming in Maharashtra Assembly that the Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP)-led central government has yet not paid GST dues to the State government, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said on Monday that the State was waiting for ₹29,290 crore payment from the Centre. “By the end of February 2021, out of the ₹46,950 crore due to my Government as Goods and Services Tax Compensation, the Central Government has paid just ₹6,140 crore and ₹11,520 crore as loan for Goods and Services Tax compensation. Goods and Services Tax Compensation to the tune of ₹29,290 crore is overdue from the Central Government,” Mr. Koshyari said in his address to the joint session of the legislature on the first day of the Budget session.
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