GST - Who Should Control - Why Not Seek Public Opinion

By Vijay Kumar

IF the Assessees are asked to choose from the following on who should have control over GST administration,

1. The Centre (CBEC)

2. The States (Commercial Taxes/VAT Departments)

3. Both 1 & 2

4. None of The Above

NOTA, (None of The Above) will be a clear winner. But you don't ask the victim's choice.

Do we need about 4 lakh employees to collect this entirely electronic based tax? Maybe we should create a new department of GST manned by officers who never had any experience in tax collecting. And perhaps they can create a new Indian GST Service (IGS).

But what do you do with this army of four lakh tax collectors? Pay them their salaries with an additional GST bonus and ask them all to stay away from GST. It is certainly not going to be a bad investment.