The Gujarat government told the state legislative assembly Saturday that there were a total of 447 firms – including private, state, and Central PSUs – that are yet to pay Value Added Tax (VAT) dues worth Rs 10 crore or more to the state government as on January 31, 2023.
Adani Bunkering Pvt Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Ltd, Reliance Petroleum, Welspun Corporation Ltd, and Indus Towers were among the private entities that were yet to pay VAT dues to the government during the last two years, stated the state government in a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Anant Kumar Patel during the Question Hour. VAT is one of the biggest sources of revenue for the state government.
