Fix tech glitches first, then collect GST, traders tell govt

With systemic issues dogging the Goods and Services Tax (GST) persisting for nearly five months and locking up their working capital running into crores of rupees, businesses across the country want the Centre to defer tax collection till the system is set right and they get their money back. Businesses and traders' bodies estimate the total money due to them in the form of tax refunds at Rs 2.2 l…