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  Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 46th GST Council meeting

  Business | December 31, 2021 13:29 IST

  GST Council meet holds importance ahead of Union Budget which is presented on 1st day of February by Finance Minister in Parliament.

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  Stormy GST Council meet likely on Monday; non-BJP states to oppose Centre's borrowing option

  Business | October 04, 2020 12:46 IST

  The GST Council meeting on Monday may turn into a stormy affair, with non-BJP ruled states still being in disagreement with the Centre on the compensation issue.

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  GST shortfall of Rs 2.35 lakh crore in FY21, two options mooted to compensate states, says FM

  Business | August 27, 2020 17:28 IST

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who chaired the 41st GST Council meeting, said the GST shortfall in FY21 was around Rs 2.35 lakh crore. Following a marathon five-hour meeting, Sitharaman said two options of compensating states were discussed.

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  GST Council to meet on August 27 to discuss compensation payout to states

  Business | August 19, 2020 18:35 IST

  Sources said the 41st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council would be a single agenda meeting on states' compensation to be held via video conferencing.

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  After tax cuts, GST Council reduces rates on various items

  Business | September 20, 2019 22:06 IST

  Friday proved to be a big day for India Inc. After a slew of tax concessions including reduction in corporate tax from 30 per cent to 22 per cent, the GST Council has lowered tax on a number of goods and services to spur demand.

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  SIAM welcomes ‘bold’ announcements to reduce corporate tax

  Business | September 20, 2019 14:30 IST

  Wadhera welcomed the bold announcements including the reduction of the corporate tax rate to 22 per cent and no minimum Alternate Tax for companies not availing incentives under the Income Tax Act.

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  GST Council extends last date for filing annual returns: All you need to know

  June 22, 2019 10:10 IST

  The decisions by the GST Council were welcomed by the Industry body Ficci, that said the development will ease the compliance burden.

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  GST Council to consider lowering tax rates on under-construction flats; to meet on January 10

  Business | January 03, 2019 7:04 IST

  The council would also consider a composition scheme for small suppliers, apart from discussing levying a calamity cess as well as GST rates on the lottery.

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  Movie tickets, TV sets to get cheaper as GST Council cuts rate on 40 products; new rates effective from Jan 1, 2019

  Business | December 22, 2018 23:52 IST

  The annual revenue implication of the rate cuts would be Rs 5,500 crore, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.

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  Opposition-ruled states oppose rate cuts citing revenue consideration

  India | December 22, 2018 22:33 IST

  Chattisgarh and Rajasthan, where the Congress came to power earlier this month, sent only officers to attend the GST Council meeting, Madhya Pradesh did not send any representative, PTI reported quoting sources.  

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  'Petrol, diesel prices not discussed in GST Council meet'

  Business | September 28, 2018 18:16 IST

  Political parties, including Congress, have been demanding that the petrol and diesel be brought under the GST so that duties on them can come down that will reflect in lower prices at the pump.  

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  Council to discuss bringing natural gas in GST in next meeting

  India | June 08, 2018 15:55 IST

  The inclusion of natural gas within the GST purview on an experimental basis would be put before the GST Council in its forthcoming GST Council meeting

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  GST Council to meet this week; rate cuts, simpler rules for filing returns in offing

  Business | November 06, 2017 9:28 IST

  The Council, headed by FM Arun Jaitley, is scheduled to meet on November 10 to consider lowering of the 28 per cent GST rate on certain common use items, government officials said.

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  GST Council meeting: Key decisions taken on Oct 6

  Politics | October 07, 2017 11:18 IST

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  Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley chairs the 22nd GST Council Meeting at Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan

  Politics | October 06, 2017 13:38 IST