Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Centre of having passed the financial burden to states after lowering GST and taking "undue credit" for it.

After inaugurating a Durga Puja here, Banerjee said that though the state is set to incur Rs 20,000 crore as revenue loss due to the lowering of GST, she welcomed the decision as it will benefit the common man.

The new GST structure came into effect across the country on Monday.

"It was I who had asked for withdrawing the additional GST burden (on people), and the Centre should not take undue credit for it. The Centre won't have to spend a single paisa. Every state will have to find ways to tide over the revenue loss," the CM said.

Banerjee said her government will soon issue advertisements in newspapers o

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