Govt detects GST evasion of Rs 45,000 crore in FY19

The government has detected Goods and Services Tax (GST) evasion of over Rs 45,000 crore during the financial year 2018-19. Of this, tax sleuths have recovered an amount of Rs 25,000 crore during this period, as per the data available with the finance ministry. The revenue department of the ministry has registered around 37,000 cases in the last fiscal. The cases registered by the tax authorities…