Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said the Taxation Department has launched a large-scale, coordinated enforcement drive across the state to curb tobacco tax evasion, leading to the detection of unaccounted goods estimated at Rs 1.5 crore. “Following the recent increase in tax rates on tobacco products such as cigarettes, biris, and allied items, the department received specific inputs regarding a surge in tax evasion activities within this secto…
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Chandigarh, Feb 12 (IANS) A Ludhiana-based businessman has been arrested for an alleged Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud amounting to Rs 9 crore, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Thursday. Cheema said a major operation, conducted by the state Intelligence and Preventive Unit of Ludhiana, led to the arrest of Rohit Gupta, owner of Maa Steel, by the Taxation Department.”The Taxation Department has unmasked a significant GST fraud where Maa Steel was found issuing fake invoices…