Explained: What are E-Way Bills and How Do They Work?

To plug loopholes and boost revenue, the Goods and Services Tax Council recently decided to roll out e-way bills for interstate movement of goods two months earlier than planned. Come February, the electronic invoices – generated on the GST Network portal – will become compulsory.

So what are e-way bills and how do they work? Here’s a quick explainer.

(This piece was originally published in BloombergQuint and has been republished with permission.)