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Gaurav Gogoi flags GST compliance burden for small businesses
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 12, flagging GST compliance hurdles for small businesses. In his letter, Gogoi said the primary difficulty is not taxation but…
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Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi wrote to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on August 12, flagging GST compliance hurdles for small businesses. In his letter, Gogoi said the primary difficulty is not taxation but the complexity of compliance. He pointed to frequent rule amendments, which force small traders in rural and semi-urban Jorhat to rely on tax professionals, raising costs. He also cited pending notices from GST's early years, denial of Input Tax Credit due to supplier defaults, and lack of guidance in Assamese. Gogoi called for simpler rates, consolidated amendment cycles, district-level facilitation centres, and protection for bona fide buyers.
The Indian Opinion
Gogoi's letter touches a real nerve: small traders drown in GST paperwork. Yet narratives that paint the tax as pure harassment ignore steady rate cuts and digital simplification over the years. The real test is whether the Finance Ministry will act on his specific asks, district facilitation centres, regional language support, and a time-bound legacy notice resolution. A decision on those will tell if the system listens or just collects.
Source: assamtribune.com
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