- GST officers busted 48 fake firms availing fraudulent ITC of over ₹199 crore
- Operation Clean Sweep was initiated by the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Delhi East Commissionerate
- GST is a unified tax on the supply of goods and services throughout the supply chain
- It involves the subsuming of central and state taxes, and has a dual monitoring system by the center and states
- Benefits of GST include easy compliance, creation of a unified market, and increased transparency in the taxation regime
- Concerns exist over the potential misuse of Input Tax Credit (ITC) due to the lack of real-time matching of ITC claims with taxes paid by suppliers
Source: optimizeias.com
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