New Delhi, July 23 -- Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday, July 23, clarified the Goods and Services Tax (GST) notices to small and micro traders, saying the state government would not pursue tax notices issued to traders for arrears on exempted goods and services over the past three years.

Siddaramaiah said the old tax arrears, linked to the UPI payments, "will not be pursued, provided all such traders register under the GST and begin paying GST moving forward," PTI mentioned.

Asserting that "there was a confusion", Siddaramaiah said the Central government has decided to impose a one per cent tax on these individuals.

Following this, traders agreed to call off their planned strike on July 25 in the city.

The protest ha...