The Narendra Modi government’s plans to roll out GST from April 1, 2017. The GST Council, chaired by Union finance minister Arun Jaitley, is already working towards finalising the structure of the new tax law and two rounds of meetings are already concluded.
GSTN has hired Bengaluru-based Infosys on a project worth Rs 1,380 crore to buy and instal the IT infrastructure required for the network to function and to maintain it for five years. Of this, Rs 550 crore is towards capital cost. GSTN will reportedly subscribe to a loan to fund the expenses, and the repayment liability will be synced with the user charge. GSTN was incorporated on March 28, 2013. At present, the central government holds 24.5% equity in GSTN and all states hold another 24.5%. Balance 51% equity is with non-government financial institutions, including LIC Housing Finance, ICICI Bank, HDFC, HDFC Bank and NSE Strategic Investment Corporation.
GSTN has been initially funded through a one-time non-recurring grant in-aid of Rs 315 crore from the Centre towards expenditure for the initial setting up and functioning of the SPV for a three-year period after incorporation. After rolling out of GST, the revenue model of GSTN shall consist of user charge to be paid by stakeholders who will use the system and thus, it will be a self-sustaining organisation. Source – http://www.financialexpress.com [07-10-2016]
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