DRI, DGGI crack whip on GST violators

DRI, DGGI crack whip on GST violators
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The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) carried out pan-India searches at 336 locations against exporters fraudulently claiming refund of IGST.

New Delhi: The Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) and the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) carried out pan-India searches at 336 locations against exporters fraudulently claiming refund of IGST.

This was the biggest-ever joint operation by the two premier intelligence agencies of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), officials said.

The operation, involving about 1,200 officers from both the agencies, covered entities in Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chhattisgarh, they said.

On specific intelligence that some exporters were exporting goods on payment of tax (IGST), being done almost entirely out of the Input Tax Credit (ITC) availed on the basis of ineligible/fake supplies.

Further, such IGST payment was claimed as refund on export, the officials said.

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