Advisor to the governor, BB Vyas Thursday ordered extension of GST amnesty scheme for 30 more days.
The decision was taken by the advisor during a meeting with the representatives of the Kashmir based trade bodies. Traderes had sought intervention of the Governor NN Vohra and had called on the advisor for the same, according to an official spokesperson.
The government had earlier issued a formal order No. 39-FD of 2018 dated 05-02-2018 and on Thursday extended it further by 30 more days on the request of the trade bodies.
During the meeting with the representatives of the tradebodies, Vyas said that amnesty scheme provides for grant of amnesty for settlement of unresolved issues in the old tax regime for smooth implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
He added that it offers an opportunity for all those traders who had earlier failed to avail the benefits of the GST scheme.