GST Is Proving to Be a Procedural Nightmare for Small Service Providers and Traders

It is becoming increasingly clear that that neither the Centre nor states are adequately prepared to launch the goods and services tax (GST) on July 1. The sheer multiplicity of taxes, as also different tax slabs for the same commodity or service, is a problem which has been analysed by experts and practitioners alike. Foreign and domestic investors are already suggesting that the design of the GS…