Taxman To Go After Illegal Miners To Check GST Evasion

The tax authorities have partnered with a monitoring committee that’s tasked with the sale of illegal iron ore seized in Karnataka to check indirect tax compliance in transaction of the commodity. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs plans to verify whether the export, purchase or sale of illegally mined minerals evaded payment of central excise, customs duty and service tax in the pre-…