CHANDIGARH: Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Saturday thanked the GST Council for deciding to clear the entire pending balance GST compensation for June 2022, adding that Punjab would get Rs 995 crore as the pending balance.
The relief to the state comes ahead of the Punjab's budget for 2023-24 likely to be presented in the first week of March. Meanwhile, Punjab has also been demanding that the GST compensation regime should be extended.