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SC to examine whether states can impose additional sales tax levy

A Supreme Court bench will hear a key question on September 22. This concerns states' power to impose an additional sales tax levy. The Odisha government amended its Sales Tax Act in 1997. This amendment allowed levying extra taxes on dealers based on turnover. The three-decade-old issue now awaits the court's decision.

13 Aug 2026 1:19 am