Use of GST data in national accounts in limbo 3 years after tax roll-out

There has been a demand to use goods and services tax (GST) data for national accounts. However, even after three years of the roll out of the indirect tax system, the issue remains hanging. Why is this so? Former chief statistician Pronab Sen says it is not difficult to use  GST  data for national accounts. The issue is the  GST  authorities are not sharing the data with the M…