Arrest powers under GST regime likely to be removed in major overhaul: Report

To address concerns about overreach by tax authorities, the upcoming GST Council meeting, on October 7, will take up the proposal to decriminalise offences under the indirect tax regime, The Indian Express reported. In 72,393 cases of GST offences from 2021-22 to 2024-25, 887 arrests were made by central GST formations. Notably, GST was rolled out in 2017.