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Save middle-class traders

Kashmir Times. Dated: 7/18/2017 10:30:48 AM

Dear Editor,
It is now certain that central government is not going to look into practical difficulties faced by a totally irrational and non-practical procedure stipulated for otherwise ideal Goods and Service Tax-GST forced on the nation from 01.07.2017. At least central government should look into a manifold increased high fees now being charged by auditors, consultants and chartered-accountants, which can be done by making filing of GST-returns on quarterly basis at least in the initial phase of implementation of GST.
Perception of Union Revenue Secretary that GST-returns can even be filed by a click through mobile-phones of kin of illiterate traders is far from a practical aspect, because with too many complexities in trade and industry and general government-perception of taking traders as tax-evaders, mostly educated next-generation of middle-class business-families is switching towards jobs in and outside the country. It is sin to understand every trader as educated as planners and decision-takers. Presently GST is forced on the country like suddenly putting a truck-engine in a horse-cart.
However best and only way to prevent tax-evasion and creating a tension-free regime is to impose GST on basic point only with distribution for share of states being done according to population and other aspects of different states. It will create a wonderful environment for tax and industry with everyone finding it convenient to adopt practice of voluntary tax-compliance system resulting in tremendous increase in revenue-earning and prosperity of nation and people.
—Subhash Chandra Agrawal,
1775 Kucha Lattushah Dariba, Delhi.