GST Council may take up exporters’ plea to switch to better duty refund option

The GST Council may take up a plea by exporters to be allowed to switch over from duty drawback scheme to I-GST refund for the three-month transition period to the new Goods & Services Tax (GST) regime last fiscal, when they were allowed to choose between the two.  Exporters say many were not aware that refund of input duties under I-GST would be much higher. “Following the request made b…