Lanka Dinakar, Chairman of the Twenty Point Programme Implementation, recently underscored a crucial moral obligation: businesses must faithfully pass on the advantages gained from GST 2.0 directly to consumers. His statement emphasizes that these tax reforms should ultimately benefit the public through fairer pricing.
Speaking at a recent event in Nellore, jointly organized by the Commercial Taxes Department, the Nellore branch of the Chartered Accountants Association, and the Nellore Tax Bar Association, Dinakar elaborated on the collective responsibility required. He pointed out that GST officers, the Consumer Commission, various chambers of commerce, chartered accountants, legal professionals, and individual consumers all play vital roles in guaranteeing that high-quality goods and services reach citizens at reasonable costs.
He further stressed that GST officials bear a specific duty to uphold product and service quality. They must actively work to prevent the poor and middle-class segments from being unfairly excluded from these benefits, rigorously enforcing anti-profiteering regulations to safeguard consumer interests.
Dinakar concluded by explaining that these reforms extend far beyond simple taxation. Their true purpose, he stated, is to foster an ‘Ease of Doing Business’ environment while simultaneously ensuring that essential goods and services remain affordable for everyday citizens. To this end, he urged consumers to actively participate by calling 1915 to report any traders failing to transfer the GST 2.0 benefits.
The event also saw the participation of notable figures including RTC Regional Chairman Suresh Reddy, Joint Commissioner (Commercial Taxes) Kiran Kumar, Additional Commissioner Satya Prakash, Nellore Chartered Accountants Association President Haima Hasini, and Tax Bar Association President Subba Rao.