FM Sitharaman asks CBIC officials to make GST registration easier

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a conclave in New Delhi yesterday with top officials of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs. She asked them to make GST registration easier, solve public complaints faster, and speed up investigations in Customs and GST cases. 

She also stressed the importance of preventing tax



evasion and fake Input Tax Credit claims, and reducing delays in imports. At the same event, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary launched a new device called ICETAB. This tool will help make export checks quicker and cheaper, which could improve India’s performance in global Logistics rankings.