2. The concept of goods and services tax popularly known as GST
The GST has a 'dual' structure, which means it has two
components- the Central GST and the State GST
GST is expected to simplify tax administration, ensure ‘Ease of
Doing Business’ and promote ‘Make in India’
3. It has reshaped the indirect tax structure by a subsuming
majority of indirect taxes like excise, sales and services
levies
This has removed the complex indirect tax structure of
the country, thus improving the ease of doing business
in the country
4. Exports have become more competitive as the GST has
eliminated the cascading impact of taxes.
cascading tax, taxes applied at every stage in supply chain
without any deduction for the tax paid earlier.
5. Impact on growth rate due to reduction in direct cost and capital
inputs pegged the improvement in growth rates between 1.5%
and 2%.
GST could boost India’s GDP by 0.9-1.7%.
GST is a key for India’s GDP in times of challenging global
environment
6. rate at which the general
level of prices for goods and
services is rising and
consequently, power of
currency is falling.
If the rates are set at
6,12,18,26,4 ℅ CPI
(Consumer price index )
could decreased by 0.06
percentage points.
7. The passing of the GST was the welcome news for the Indian
rupee (₹) .
GST will lead higher foreign direct investment and a narrow
current account deficit-factors that should help the rupee to
increase.
8. The tax reforms through GST had played a crucial role to attract
large-scale investment.
GST has reduced the cost of production and allows the hassle
free supply of goods
9. The clean-up of the Indian taxation system has reduced the
number of excise duty exemptions.
According to the estimates, excise tax exemptions result in
foregone revenues of ₹1.8 lakh crore
India loses about 2.7% of GDP because of these exemptions.
10. It can be concluded that GST has provided relief to producers
and consumers by providing wide and comprehensive coverage
of input tax credit set-off
Efficient formulation of GST will lead to gain in resource and
revenue for both Central and States
It can be further concluded that GST have a positive impact on
Indian sectors and industry