CBEC fast-tracks IT training of tax officials

The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has brought the deadline forward for IT training of officials ahead of the July 1 roll-out of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Last week, the finance ministry said only 40% of tax officials had been trained on the GST portal run by the GST Network. “Out of 62,937 tax officials, 24,668 have been given hands-on training on the application software on l…