GST on Retail Sector
Abstract
The benefit of GST on retail sector will be huge. Indian Retail sector is one the fastest growing industry in the world. It is expected to grow to1.3 trillion USD by 2020, registering a CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) of 16.7% over the 5 years ranging from 2015-2020. India is 5th largest retail destination in the world. The retail sector is booming everywhere be it metro cities or the Tier-II and tier-III cities. The Government of India has introduced major reforms to attract FDI in the retail industry. The government has approved up to 100 % FDI in single brand retail and 51% in the multi brand- retail. All of these stats signify that the retail sector is as dominant as ever and any reform in the country which anyhow affects the working of the sector shall have a huge impact on it. And GST is no ordinary tax reform.
