Shortfall in GST cess holding up payments to states: Sitharaman
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said lower-than-expected realisation of GST cess was delaying compensation to states as she reiterated that the Centre was committed to making the payments. She also made it clear that the Centre was not discriminating between states as the law entitled them to compensation in case their GST collections grew at under 14%. …