Chandigarh, Oct. 8 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday urged the GST Council to provide one-time relief for delayed appeals relating to the initial years of GST, improve coordination between Central and state tax authorities and restrict retrospective cancellation of GST registrations.

Saini made the suggestions while participating in the 57th meeting of the GST Council chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Highlighting Haryana's GST performance, Saini said the state collected Rs 10,097 crore in gross GST in September 2026, the fifth-highest among states and more than seven per cent of the country's domestic GST collection.

He sought another opportunity to file appeals against orders for 2017-18 to 2019-20, noting that 646 cases in Haryana involving Rs 567.43 crore had been rejected solely because of delays. He said the proposed relief should cover demands relating to tax, interest and penalty, including cases involving only interest or penalty.

Saini also proposed a technology-based mechanism to coordinate enforcement actions by Central and state GST authorities, saying taxpayers should not have to repeatedly submit documents in interconnected investigations.

On retrospective cancellation of registration, he suggested that registrations should not be cancelled for periods where evidence shows the taxpayer had actually made supplies, as such action could also affect input tax credit claimed by genuine buyers.

Welcoming proposed GST reforms, Saini supported greater use of automation and technology in registration, cancellation, amendments and refunds, along with simplified registration for small taxpayers supplying through e-commerce operators.

He said Haryana's State GST revenue, including its share of IGST settlement, rose 22 per cent to Rs 48,289 crore in 2025-26 from Rs 39,743 crore, compared with six per cent nationally. In the first six months of the current fiscal, revenue grew 26 per cent to Rs 29,108 crore.

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