Govt likely to introduce lottery under GST for encouraging customers to ask for bills

With the aim of encouraging customers to take bills during goods purchase, the government is likely to introduce lottery offers between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 1 crore under the GST.

John Joseph, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) member, said that with every bill under GST, customers can win a lottery. He further said that the lottery would act as an incentive for them.

“We have come with the new lottery system. Every bill under GST is supposed to be a prize-winning lottery ticket. It will go for a draw and price are so high that people will say that by not saving 28 per cent, I have a chance of winning Rs 1 crore or Rs 10 lakh. It is a question of changing the consumer behaviour,” Joseph said.

According to the plan, a draw would be conducted automatically upon after the purchase bill is uploaded on a portal and the winners would be informed. The GST Council would be screening the proposed lottery scheme and it would also decide on the minimum threshold for bills that would be included in the lottery.