The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee through posting on Facebook has shown her concern over the implementation of Goods and Service Tax (GST).
In a FACEBOOK post, she wrote "I am deeply concerned about GST implementation. After demonetisation, this unnecessary disastrous hurry is another epic blunder by the Centre,"
"Our repeated suggestions to take some more time to properly implement GST have fallen on deaf ears. The entire business community, especially the small and medium ones, are scared and confused. Only 60 hours are left before this ill-planned launch and no one knows for sure what's happening," she added.
"We have always been fighting for maintaining the federalist structure of the country, even if Bengal at times was the lone voice and conscience of the GST Council," she added.
"We are saying that the economy is not yet ready to face the GST from the 1st of July, 2017. The 3 days strike declared by the Textile Industries of India provides evidence to our deep concerns the lack of preparedness. Small business entities are not yet ready with the basic requirements of an invoice, accounting system, IT system, etc. Another piece of evidence of unpreparedness comes from the fact that the 'Return Form' had to be simplified for the first 6 months as all systems are not in place," she wrote.
"I hope the voices of the people and businesses being heard and being paid heed to, by the central government," she said.
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