The arrival of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has forced Chandigarh excise and taxation employees to put in extra working hours even on a Sunday. The employees were also kept functioning on Saturday as the phones at excise and taxation department kept ringing throughout the day. Apart from this, 4-5 have visited us as well, so far,” said Devinder Singh, an employee at the GST help desk. Vishnu Kumar, Inspector, excise and taxation department said: “Most of the traders are writing SGST (State GST) instead of UTGST. So, we are advising Chandigarh traders to write UTGST.”Usually, the helpline is open from 9 am-5 pm but during this weekend it will remain open from 10 am to 5 pm.

Source: Hindustan Times July 02, 2017 08:03 UTC