70k tax workers to wear black bands to protest GST decisions
About 70,000 tax officers in India will wear black bands at work on Monday, on Martyrs' Day, to protest recent GST Council decisions. The basic structure of GST scheme is being compromised, which may lead to utmost chaos, associations said. Notably, the council agreed to give states power to administer 90% of taxpayers under ₹1.5 crore annual turnover, among others.