Indian Revenue Services Association has raised objections on the administrative patterns mooted for the GST and the private shareholding pattern of the GSTN. The Association leaders are expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday to raise their concerns on the implementation patterns of the GST. The Association leaders have claimed that as many as 50 MPs including those from the ruling BJP have expressed support to their concerns.
Recently the IRS Association general secretary Shrawan Kumar Bansal issued a statement urging the Government to relieve the private companies holding 51 percent shareholding in GSTN, the IT platform created for the collection of GST. The Association leaders said they would appeal to Prime Minister and PMO officials to bring GSTN as a fully Government-controlled unit under Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).
The IRS Association, the body of officers in Customs and Central Excise, have also objected to the proposed pattern of GST Council, where the "IAS lobby" is trying to grab all key posts. Urging for the total re-construction, the Association said the GSTN should be placed under DG (Systems) of CBEC.
"More than 100 countries have implemented GST till now, and everywhere it is administered by specialized tax officers, since tax collection and administration is a specialized work, especially more so, under the GST regime. The most contentious issue that needs to be resolved around the world in countries which have implemented GST till now is the GST rate.