Bhatti Orders Strict Action Against GST Evaders
He instructed that areas where revenue is being lost should be identified and that staff performance and business transactions at the field level should be continuously monitored from the central office
Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister and finance minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka has ordered strict action against GST evaders. He asked officials to ensure a continuous surveillance system to track GST evasions noting that negligence by officials could jeopardise the state's revenues. Senior officials were instructed to use AI technology on a regular basis to strengthen monitoring. Bhatti held a review meeting of the commercial taxes department at the Secretariat on Friday.
Bhatti Vikramarka instructed that areas where revenue is being lost should be identified and that staff performance and business transactions at the field level should be continuously monitored from the central office. The Deputy CM announced that from now on, he would conduct a review of the commercial taxes department’s progress once every 15 days. He also directed officials to study in detail and submit a report on the revenue losses being incurred by the state due to GST rate rationalisation.
The Deputy CM advised officials to formulate an action plan to overcome the challenges faced in tax collection arising from transactions happening across the state. He reviewed the progress achieved this year compared to last year in enforcement, audit, and other divisions of the commercial taxes department. He suggested forming internal committees within the department to study ways of increasing revenue and to submit reports.
Principal secretary, finance, Sandeep Kumar Sultania, principal secretary, commercial taxes S. A. Rizvi, commissioner Haritha, Deputy CM’s special secretary Krishna Bhaskar, excise commissioner Hari Kiran, deputy commissioners Soujanya, Vasavi, Samyukta Rani, Sunitha, Geetha, and others participated in the meeting.