GST -VAT Officers Concerned
THE All India Confederation of Commercial Tax Associations (AICCTA) met on 24-09-2016 at New Delhi and passed the following resolutions
Resolution No.1:
The All India Confederation of Commercial Tax Officers Associations condemn the retention of Assessment jurisdiction of 20.87 lakh Service Tax Assesses and demands that Service Tax Assessees with a Turnover limit of Rs.1.5 crore per annum to be rendered of the jurisdiction of the States. The GST Council's decision to keep all the Service Tax Assessees within the jurisdiction of the Central Government goes against the principle and spirit of GST. This is a glaring instance of the Central Government's attempt to impose hegemony on the States in stark and blatant violation of the principles of federalism. The AICCTA demands the Union Finance Minister and the GST Council to reconsider the decision of retaining jurisdiction over 20.87 lakh Service Tax payers, and instead, roll it back by giving jurisdiction to the States on Service Tax Assessees. The desirable Turnover limit for States jurisdiction should be all Assessees with a Turnover limit of less than Rs. 1.5 crore.
Resolution No.2:
The State Government should involve the Respective Associations in decision making on all GST matters. The Central Government should involve AICCTA in decision making on all GST matters by making it a permanent invitee at all GST related institutions including the Empowered Committee and the GST Council.
Resolution No.3:
The Central Government and GST Council should direct the State Governments to implement the same Cadre, same Designation, same Pay Scales on principles of equal pay for equal work for the State Government Commercial Tax Officers & Employees as they exist in the Central Government Department implementing GST.
Resolution No.4:
It is demanded that the State Governments should not initiate any disciplinary
Action/drop all actions if any, on Officers passing quasi judicial Orders that are Revisable or Appealable.
Resolution No.5:
The State Government should immediately constitute a Committee comprising Officers & Employees along with State Association Office Bearers to frame and execute State of the Art Infrastructure, sufficient Human Resource, effective Logistics and IT Training, along with training appropriate for GST implementation and ensuring proper compliance and checking leakage of revenue.
Resolution No.6:
The State Governments should concede the other entire demands specific to their states put forth by their respective State Commercial Tax Officers & Employees Associations to facilitate the smooth transition to the GST regime. Failing which, AICCTA will support any agitation by the respective state Associations.
Resolution No.7:
The State Governments should concede the demands on cadre restructuring put forth by their respective State Commercial Tax Officers & Employees Associations by 15th October 2016. Failing which, AICCTA will call for a nationwide agitation including non co-operation in the transition from VAT to GST culminating in an indefinite strike by all State Commercial Tax Department Officers & employees till the demands are met.
They also had a meeting with the IRS Association President Dr. Anup Kumar Srivastav.
The whole purpose of dual GST seems to be to protect the employees.
A Minister went to a Government office and asked an employee, "what do you do here?". "I don't do anything.", replied the employee. He asked another employee sitting by the side the same question and he got the same answer. "see, duplication of work.", the Minister told the Head of the office.