Punjab: FM bats for extension of GST compensation cess regime beyond 2026
This recommendation was made during the Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on Compensation Cess, which Finance Minister Cheema attended via video conferencing.
This recommendation was made during the Group of Ministers (GoM) meeting on Compensation Cess, which Finance Minister Cheema attended via video conferencing.
He said the state has seen a shift in its fiscal trajectory since the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann-led government took office in March 2022.
Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Monday said the state has registered an increase of 16.5 per cent and 20.87 per cent in revenue from Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Excise respectively during the first four months of the financial year 2023-24.
State Finance Minister Cheema said that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann led Punjab government has estimated a GST collection of Rs 20,550 crore in its maiden budget for the financial year 2022-23.
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia said the party would file a complaint with the Chandigarh Police tomorrow seeking a thorough probe into the entire case.
Cheema said since the CM’s hollow announcements have been exposed now, so ethically, instead of staging a dharna in front of Raj Bhawan, Channi should resign.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday questioned the Congress government for not arresting a member of the Badal family and former minister Bikram Singh Majithia, in a drug case.
All 10 candidates announced today are sitting legislators who have been fielded from their present seats.
He also expressed hope Channi will take action against former minister Sadhu Singh Dharamsot for his alleged involvement in the Post-Matric Scholarship Scam, which the ruling Congress has been protecting till now.
“If the rebel Congress MLAs and ministers are true and serious in their stance against Captain, then why don't they move a motion of no-confidence in the Assembly,” Harpal Singh Cheema.
