GST: Sales tax checkposts in Walayar and Amaravilla will cease to exist

Thiruvananthapuram: Sales tax checkposts in Walayar and Amaravilla will cease to exist. However, during the initial stages, it will remain. This is because e-Way Bills are not ready yet. E-Way bills are the ones automatically generated once a trader uploads an invoice. Any tax official, sitting in any part of the country, can access it. The system, however, requires more time to get going.

Till then those entering the state with goods should produce the declaration at the check post. There will be no waiting. The person transporting goods need only to show the declaration and need not wait for the approval. This will do away with the need for waiting in long ques. Once the e way bill system is up and running, check posts will be emptied of staff.

Once GST is in place there will be no entry tax or advance tax, and therefore no bribes, to collect at these check-posts as the invoice has to be raised, and e-filed, even before the transportation of goods begins.