GST compensation entitlement must be paid from the Compensation Fund; Council can recommend borrowing or extend cess. The Compensation Act requires that compensation for GST revenue loss during the five-year transition be paid from the GST Compensation Fund; States are entitled to full compensation during that period, the Act contains no express provision obliging the Union to meet Fund shortfalls, and the GST Council may lawfully recommend measures - including extension of the cess or borrowing arrangements - to credit additional resources to the Fund.
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GST compensation entitlement must be paid from the Compensation Fund; Council can recommend borrowing or extend cess.
The Compensation Act requires that compensation for GST revenue loss during the five-year transition be paid from the GST Compensation Fund; States are entitled to full compensation during that period, the Act contains no express provision obliging the Union to meet Fund shortfalls, and the GST Council may lawfully recommend measures - including extension of the cess or borrowing arrangements - to credit additional resources to the Fund.
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