Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan on Saturday attended the 49th GST Council meeting chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi. The meeting discussed setting up of the GST Appellate Tribunal, among other topics.
In a Twitter post, Mr. Thiaga Rajan said he emphasised the need for State-level Appellate Tribunals and also pointed out the practical complications with the ‘One Nation, One Tax’ idea. “I stressed the difference between sloganeering in politics, intent and implementation on the ground level,” he said.
Mr. Thiaga Rajan told reporters in New Delhi that at least 13 States opposed the report of the Group of Ministers on the GST Appellate Tribunal. He pointed out that there was a big debate on the issue and modifications had been made, and it needed to be discussed further.