"After a long time, many parties in Parliament and in state assemblies worked together and came up with the Act. "I said that the objective of GST was to ease of doing business, reduce tax complexities, rationalise 13 taxes, and reduce litigation and corruption. "Yes, GST collection in some areas has not been strong enough. "We have some reports on how in some cases evasion has happened. The committee will look into how this can be plugged and if there has been any under-invoicing," she said.

Source: Economic Times October 11, 2019 15:29 UTC