GST 2.0: Opposition States Rue Revenue Losses, Ask Centre To Mull Ways To Compensate

With the GST reforms now in place, the biggest demand from states is how they will be compensated for the revenue loss incurred, said Harpal Singh Cheema, Punjab's finance minister, at the NDTV Profit GST Conclave on Tuesday. The compensation cess was levied to compensate states for the loss that states would incur in 2017 for a period of five years. Post that, states are seeing continuous loss, Cheema said, adding that states' losses despite full compliance are an indication that there are still faults in the system. With states too running multiple welfare schemes, the Centre will have to guide states till their economy stabilises, he said at the conclave, adding that states too wanted rate reductions but state economies need to be kept in mind