Thiruvananthapuram, June 19 -- Taxpayers contributed significantly to the development of the nation, and the amnesty schemes provided good opportunities for them to settle arrears, Kerala's Additional Chief Secretary (Taxes) KR Jyothilal said.
The General Amnesty scheme introduced in Kerala was envisaged as a comprehensive measure for enabling businesses to settle the arrears relating to various tax laws that existed before the implementation of the SGST Act, the Additional CS said.
Urging the participants to make use of the opportunity, Jyothilal said the government wanted to work with taxpayers and reduce their burden.
The budget, presented by K.N. Balagopal in the State Assembly in February 2025, had announced four categories of amne...