The Shiv Sena on Sunday criticised the central government for not paying Maharashtra's share of Rs 15,558 crore comprising Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation upto November 2019."It was promised that the Central Government will compensate the states for the loss in revenue collection due to GST... The Centre has not returned the GST amount to the states for the past four months. Centre has not given Rs 15,558 crore to Maharashtra. It could not provide Rs 4,531 crore to Telangana, Rs 2,100 crore to Punjab, Rs 1,600 crore to Kerala, Rs 1,500 to West Bengal and Rs 2,355 crore to Delhi," the party said in its mouthpiece Saamana.The party further stated that there is a day-to-day loss in revenue from GST.Earlier, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray had written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stating that the Maharashtra government is awaiting its "legitimate dues" of Rs 15,558.05 crore including GST compensation up to November 2019 from the Centre.In his letter to Nirmala ...
