Errant sellers use loopholes, ask for cash to evade GST

A senior finance ministry officer, closely involved with the conceptualization and implementation of GST, recently went to one of the few remaining general stores in Khan Market. When he handed over his card for payment, the man at the counter advised him to pay cash as it will help him avoid paying tax. A few metres away in Lok Nayak Bhawan , which houses several electrical shops, shopkeepers rou…