New delhi: Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Chema on Tuesday Said The Excise and Taxation Department has conducted Targeted GST Registration Drives to Broweden the tax base, Resulting in the Tax Broad Ximately 33,000 new taxpayers up to December 2024.
He said a stateweide campaign has also been launched to educate taxpayers The finance minister, in a press statement, said that the state GST department initiated another GSTR registration drive in January, Visiting Approximately 48,000 new deals and Registering Around 10,500 dealers ACROSS the State.
He Said Various Community Engagement Methods Were Employed during the Registration Drive, Including Awareness Camps, Meeting with Market and Industry Association Countants (CAS), Advocates, and Accountants.
Highlighting the initiatives taken to promote tax compliance amon consumers, The minister said the department has extended the “Bill Liyao Inao Inao Scheme” and SOCHT THE ACOLEVEMENT OF Ad Awareness Among The Youner Generation.
He said the scheme has successfully imposed penalties of Rs 8.15 Crore on non-compliant taxpayers and rewarded
“To increase tax revised dealers, the department has ensured propulsor gst filing and compliance, with 93 per cent of Registered Taxpayers Consistently Filing Returns on Time. X evaders, collaborated with IIT Hyderabad to Integrate Advanced Data Analytic Tools , And implemented adjudication and scrutiny modules to prevent reveneue leakages, “said chema.
He Emphahsized that expanding the GST tax base is Crucial for Improving Revenue, Reducing Tax Evasion, and Ensuring a Fair Taxation System. He said the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh-LED GOVERNMENT is Committed to Achieving This Goal Through a Two-Prong Appl-RERIGED Approach of Bringing Unregised Businesses Under GST and Enhancing Compliance axpayers.