From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Jul 2: Home and Law Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who is also Karnataka’s representative in the GST Council, has urged Union Finance Minister to release State’s share of GST compensation of Rs 11,800 crore.
Bommai, who called on the Union Finance Minister in Bengaluru on Friday, also urged Sitharaman to sanction financial support to many centrally sponsored programmes being implemented by the State Government.
The Minister later said the Union Minister positively responded to the demands and agreed to consider them.
Bommai said the State Government has done its best in GST collections despite the difficult economic conditions and slowdown on account of the Covid pandemic.