Traders want ombudsman for redressal of GST grievances

Traders' body CAIT today demanded setting up of an 'impartial authority' like an ombudsman or Lokpal, whom businessmen can voice their grievances related to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and seek redressal. "At present if I have a taxation-related grievance, the appellate authority is also a person who is part of the system. The way there is an ombudsman everywhere else, under GST also there sh…