Introduction to GST and the Need for Amendments
The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India on 1 July 2017 was the most potent and far-reaching financial reform in the country’s history. It subsumed several indirect taxes, such as excise duty, value-added tax (VAT), and service tax, under one umbrella tax. But the scale and depth of the reform meant that several teething problems arose. To resolve these matters and...