more-inThe Centre is likely to issue a notification on Friday permitting the State government to have an electronic-declaration system to monitor inter-State movement of goods till the Central e-way billing comes into force. Under the value-added tax regime, the State has an e-declaration system for monitoring inter-State goods movement through various channels. Based on the council decision, the State government has prescribed documents to be furnished for carting goods to the State. Finance Minister T.M.Thomas Isaac has relentlessly pursued the issue and urged the Centre to issue the notification. Now the Centre is understood to have taken steps to issue the notification on Friday.

Source: The Hindu December 07, 2017 14:15 UTC