Ludhiana, Nov. 29 -- The Punjab Tax Bar Association, the District Taxation Bar Associations (Sales Tax) and several trade organisations have warned the Punjab Government of a state-wide agitation if pending VAT and GST refunds are not cleared within 10 days.

At a joint press conference, representatives from multiple trade and industrial bodies said that several refund applications have been pending for months despite repeated submissions to authorities.

Anil Sarin, state president of the Punjab Tax Bar Association, said that the prolonged withholding of refunds has severely affected taxpayers, particularly small and medium enterprises, causing working capital shortages and disrupting day-to-day business operations.

The associations emp...