FM signals openness to discuss more options for GST compensation to states

Finance minister  Nirmala Sitharaman  on Friday signaled that she is open to discuss more options to compensate states on account of  shortfall in the Goods and Services Tax  (GST) compensation cess if states do not find the two options offered by the government accetable. “We will discuss and take a call how to borrow and meet the (GST) revenue shortfall. We have given two opt…