10 states join eway bill platform; GSTN starts trial run
As many as six more states, including Gujarat, Haryana, and Bihar, on Tuesday joined the government´s centralised eway bill system for interstate road transportation of goods in the goods and services tax (GST) GST regime, taking the total to 10. Under the GST rolled out from July last year, interstate movement of goods beyond 10 km, with a value of Rs 50,000 and above, will mandatorily require eway bill from February 1.
Four states —Karnataka, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, and Kerala —had already started using eway bill. On Tuesday, six more states —Haryana, Bihar, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Sikkim, and Jharkhand —have started the trial runs kick started by the GST Network (GSTN). “Other states are also likely to join us soon in this initiative.
Transporters and other taxpayers will not be required to visit any tax office or check post under this system and the eway bill can be generated electronically,” GSTN Chief Executive Officer Prakash Kumar said.
The Business Standard, New Delhi, 17th January 2018
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