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India's GST Council approved comprehensive reforms to decriminalise GST law, scrap arrest powers for officers, raise…

IN · 2026-10-09

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  1. Step 1 · The triggerGST Council decriminalises offences and removes arrest powers, cutting the coercive enforcement risk that deters formal registration
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onSMEs previously on the margin of formalisation register for GST, expanding the taxpayer base and advisory demand for compliance restructuring
  3. Step 3 · Knock-onworking capital trapped in disputed ITC claims releases as notice periods shorten and claim procedures simplify
  4. Step 4 · Knock-onlogistics and manufacturing SMEs see lower transit friction from extended e-way bill validity
  5. Step 5 · Reaches youthe SME's own compliance cost falls and cash conversion cycle shortens as ITC flows faster

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

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