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No job losses under GST : FinMin to CBEC

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The finance ministry has assured Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC) officers that there will be no reduction of manpower under the new goods and services tax(GST)regime and the HR policy will be drafted after taking their views on board.

In a meeting with the ministry last week,central excise officers flagged their concerns about use of technology and transfer of any assessees of excise and service tax to states under the new framework, leading to surplus manpower.

“We flagged our concerns regarding surplus manpower and HR policy in the new regime.The board has assured us that there will be no man power reduction. Also they have asked us to send our comments on human resource, which will be looked in to for framing of the policy, ”Ravi Malik, secretary general,All India Association of Central Excise Gazetted Executive Officers, told PTI .

The association had earlier planned to hold dharn as on October14, but following the assurance from the board, it decided to shelve the plan.

“We have demanded that the .1 million service tax assessees under the Centre should continue to remain with the Centre in the GST regime.The board has said the final decision will be take ninthe next meeting of GST Council and we will decide on our future course of action after that,” Malik said.

The government plans to roll out GST from April 1, 2017.GST will subsume  excise, service taxes and other local levies.

The first meeting of the GST Council on September 22-23 had decided that the  Centre would continue to assess.1 million service tax filers in the new dispensation, to begin with.

Gradually, as states gain expertise, the new tax assessees will be shifted.

However, at the second meeting of the Council on September 30,some states disagreed with the arrangement.
 
The next meeting of the Councilon October 18-20 is like to take a call on the issue.

According to the initial plan, the association was to also hold lunch- hour dharnas on November 9,wear black badge in office on December 7, hold a day-long protest on January 5 and take mass casual leaves on the Budget day by all officers.

THE BUSINESS STANDARD
NEW DELHI, 17TH OCTOBER, 2016

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