Surprise night-long ‘Maha check’ soon on goods movement

Hyderabad | Thursday | 23rd November, 2017

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But a surprise ‘Maha Check’ will be conducted soon when goods vehicles will be checked one full night across the State. The Goods and Services Tax regime has done away with the concept of check posts to allow seamless transport of goods. But the onus is now on the trade to comply with the proper documentation of goods being transported. “We have given enough time for the trade to get accustomed to the GST procedure and recently deployed mobile teams to check the movement of goods with proper documentation in random places. Last September, VAT revenue was ?2,815 crore, this September it was ?3,228 crore (14.5% growth); Last October - ?2,750 crore, October this year - ?3,475 crore (26.3 %)..