CTU failed to charge service tax from the passengers of air-conditioned (AC) buses from the prescribed dates.

Officials of the Chandigarh Transport Undertaking (CTU) will face the music for their failure to charge service tax from the passengers of air-conditioned (AC) buses from the prescribed dates.

In its latest report tabled in Parliament in December, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has recommended action against CTU officials who had failed to implement the relevant tax from the prescribed dates and consequent non-collection of the service tax/GST from the passengers of AC buses that resulted in an avoidable payment of Rs 5.89 crore from the government exchequer and burden on taxes on the public without any corresponding service being availed of by them.

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