Mangaluru: GST Day celebrated

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, July 1, 2018: Effective implementation of GST would help in increasing the nation’s revenue thereby contributing to growth, said M Venkatesh, Managing Director of MRPL.

He was  speaking after inaugurating GST Day  organised at the Mangaluru GST Commissioner’s Office at Attavar  on the occasion of the completion of one year of implementation of GST on July 1, Sunday.

He said implementation of GST was a vital step  with a view to bring tax reforms in India.  It also ensures transparency in tax payment, he added.

Commissioner of Central Excise and GST  Subrahmanyam  who also spoke said there was a positive response for GST in the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Uttara Kannada and Mangaluru GST Commissionerate limits. He said a total of 11,295 have paid GST  while  12,943 have registered to pay GST this year. He said  GST of Rs 17,22,000 crore has been collected in the City GST Commissionerate limits  in 2016-17 and Rs 15,94,100 crore in 2017-18.

Officials of Mangaluru GST office who have rendered yeoman service were felicitated.