States seek GST compensation beyond 2022 to tide over Covid-19 crisis

New Delhi: Opposition-ruled states including Punjab, Kerala and  Delhi  pitched for extension of goods and services tax compensation to the states for two years beyond 2022 to tide over the crunch they may face in the post-Covid-19 scenario. State finance ministers, during a video conference on Monday, also discussed issues arising out of the lockdown, including the urgent requirement of…