The RTI Application has revealed that Govt. detects GST evasion of worth Rs 93,000 crore.
The RTI application was filed by the RTI activist Abhay Kolarlar, who had filed queries. The Activist wrote a letter to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman pointing out DGGI’s failure to monitor tax evasion and also to act against defaulters for over a decade.
The Government of India has established DGGI to control evasion of Central Excise, Service Tax and GST. It appears this agency has failed to control tax evasion and its quantum is rapidly increasing day by day. As a result, the hard-earned money of a common man is going into the pocket of tax evaders.
While emphasising on the need to reform the tax administration system, the activist has made a few suggestions to Sitharaman for monitoring evasion and recovering the amount.
It was further pointed out that the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), and Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) have failed to punish evaders by sending them to jail, Kolarkar called on her to strengthen the prosecution, and monitoring of cases, and publish their details on the DGGI website.
“The finance ministry should direct CBIC and CBDT and their directorates to publish their annual performance report on their website. It should also fill up around 80,000 vacant posts, preferably with chartered accountants, cost accountants, data analysts and law graduates for effective control on evasion. It should allow rebate of any other tax (road, property, GST) from income tax up to a certain limit,” he said.
