Mumbai, March 2 -- Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari said here on Monday that the Centre owed a sizable sum of Rs 29,290 to the Shiv Sena-led MVA Government as Goods and Services Tax (GST) compensation.
Addressing a joint sitting of the Maharashtra Legislature on the first day of the State Legislature, Koshyari said: "By the end of February 2021, out of the Rs 46,950 crore due to my Government as Goods and Services Tax Compensation, the Central Government has paid just Rs 6140 crore and Rs 11,520 crore as loan for Goods and Services Tax compensation. Goods and Services Tax Compensation to the tune of Rs 29,290 crore is overdue from the Centre".
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