Government cracks down on GST evaders

The government has launched a crackdown on goods and services tax (GST) evaders ahead of the end of the fiscal year, signalling it will pursue tax dodgers. The Directorate General of GST Intelligence, the apex intelligence unit under the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), has, in an all-India operation that began on Tuesday, detected tax evasion to the tune of Rs440 crore, a person privy…