4th
Birthday of GST
On the Eve of Completion of 4 years of the GST, CBIC to Honour the Tax Payers Contributing to the GST Success Story
· CBIC
to Issue Certificates of Appreciation to Honour
Contributions of Tax Payers
· Government
Reaffirms its Commitment to Continuous Improvement in Taxpayer Services
· 54439
“Good” Tax Payers Identified, Bombay Leads with 15,131 good pay masters, Delhi
way behind with only 1163
GST
is a historic tax reform introduced on the 1st of July 2017. Over the years
there has been a reduction in the tax rates, simplification of procedures and a
growing economy has also led to an exponential increase in the tax base. GST
revenues have steadily grown and have been above the 1 lakh crore mark for
eight consecutive months in a row. On the eve of completion of 4 years of
the GST, it has been decided to honour the tax payers
who have been a part of the GST success story.
A
data analytics exercise was hence undertaken by the Central Board of Indirect
Taxes and Customs to identify taxpayers who have made substantial contribution
in payment of GST in cash along with timely filing of returns. As a result,
54,439 (Fifty-Four Thousand Four Hundred and Thirty-Nine) taxpayers have been
identified. More than 88% of these taxpayers are from Micro (36%), Small (41%)
and Medium enterprises (11%) representing a wide spectrum sectors involved in
the supply of goods & services spread across all States/UTs, as given
below:
|
State/UT |
Count of GSTIN |
|
Maharashtra |
15131 |
|
Karnataka |
7254 |
|
Tamil Nadu |
5589 |
|
Haryana |
3459 |
|
West Bengal |
2977 |
|
Telangana |
2863 |
|
Rajasthan |
2527 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
2179 |
|
Gujarat |
2162 |
|
Punjab |
1709 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
1694 |
|
Kerala |
1385 |
|
Delhi |
1163 |
|
Uttarakhand |
895 |
|
Assam |
583 |
|
Bihar |
551 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
516 |
|
Goa |
436 |
|
Chandigarh |
361 |
|
Chattisgarh |
192 |
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
181 |
|
Odisha |
128 |
|
Tripura |
104 |
|
Jharkhand |
96 |
|
Meghalaya |
88 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
60 |
|
Pondicherry |
47 |
|
Sikkim |
44 |
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
32 |
|
Mizoram |
24 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
2 |
|
Nagaland |
2 |
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
2 |
|
Manipur |
1 |
|
Lakshadweep Islands |
1 |
|
Ladakh |
1 |
|
Total |
54,439 |
While it is widely
acknowledged that the Nation meets its obligations towards spending in various
social sectors and welfare schemes and infrastructure development out of
revenues mobilized through tax payments by millions of honest tax payers, this
step marks the first effort by the Government to directly communicate to the
GST taxpayers for their contribution. As an acknowledgment, the Central
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs will be issuing certificates of
appreciation to these taxpayers. Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN) will be
sending out the certificates of appreciation to individual tax payers by
e-mail. The taxpayers will be able to print and display these certificates.
The Government is
committed to continuous improvement of taxpayer services and seeks the
cooperation of all taxpayers for their voluntary compliance and contributing to
national development for a strong and resilient India.