The Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) department should make a temporary provision to accept the appeal of a taxpayer by accepting a partial amount till the constitution of the GST tribunal. 

Industrialists have urged the CGST department to accept the appeal of a taxpayer by accepting 20 per cent of the total payable amount. 

Tarun Vyas, secretary, Association of Industries Madhya Pradesh (AIMP)said, “The need is to expedite the process of setting up the GST appellate tribunal. Also until the process is done, the appeals should be accepted by the department and for this a temporary provision should be made.”

CGST and Central Excise, Indore had called a meeting of industrialists and tax professionals on Monday to seek suggestions and feedback on various norms under GST.

Industrialists said the department should take 20 per cent of the total payable amount from the assesses and accept the appeal of the taxpayer as a temporary arrangement.