GST: No Consensus on GST Rate Rationalisation at Meet, GoM May Seek Extension to Submit Report

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GST: No Consensus on GST Rate Rationalisation at Meet, GoM May Seek Extension to Submit Report


The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is scheduled to meet on June 28 and 29 in Srinagar.

The Group of Ministers will, nevertheless, current a standing report to the GST Council on the consensus which was arrived at the earlier assembly of the GoM on November 20, 2021.

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  • Last Updated:June 18, 2022, 10:56 IST
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A panel of state ministers on GST fee rationalisation on Friday failed to attain a consensus as some members opposed modifications to tax slabs and charges, sources stated. The Group of Ministers will, nevertheless, current a standing report to the GST Council on the consensus which was arrived at the earlier assembly of the GoM on November 20, 2021, they added.

The GoM will search an extension to submit its ultimate report, they stated, including problems with tax charges will even be raised within the upcoming Council assembly later this month. The GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, is scheduled to meet on June 28 and 29 in Srinagar.

The Council had final yr arrange a seven-member panel of state ministers, headed by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, to counsel methods to increase income by rationalising tax charges. The GoM has been mandated to evaluate objects beneath inverted obligation construction to assist minimise refund payout, and evaluate the GST exempt checklist with an goal to broaden the tax base and get rid of breaking of enter tax credit score (ITC) chain.

Under GST, a four-tier construction exempts or imposes a low fee of tax 5 per cent on important objects and levies the highest fee of 28 per cent on vehicles and demerit items. The different slabs of tax are 12 and 18 per cent. Besides, a cess is imposed on the best slab of 28 per cent on luxurious, demerit and sin items.

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